title: HLA DPB1 alleles and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: HLA-DPB1 genotypic and phenotypic frequencies were investigated in a series of 35 adult rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and 42 controls. No significant associations between DPB1 alleles and susceptibility to RA were demonstrated, although some non-significant differences in DPB1*0301 and 0401 allele frequencies between patients and controls were observed.
authors.affiliation: Wessex Histocompatibility Group, Southampton General Hospital, U.K.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sage
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Cawley
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Howell
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006682:HLA-DP Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D059868:HLA-DP beta-Chains; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D006682:HLA-DP Antigens; D059868:HLA-DP beta-Chains; C071170:HLA-DPB1 antigen