title: Adult-onset Still's disease. Disease course and HLA associations.
abstract: Disease course and HLA antigens were determined in 29 patients with definite and 13 patients with probable adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD). Twenty-six patients had persistent disease with continuous disease activity for at least 1 year. Radiographic examination revealed evidence of joint destruction in 26 patients. In 15 patients, at least 1 root joint was impaired. The frequency of DR4 was increased in the total group of patients (35%, P = 0.03) and in the 29 patients with definite AOSD (41%, P = 0.02) compared with the frequency in normal controls (20%). None of the patients was positive for DR1, and only 1 was positive for Bw35. The frequency of DRw6 was increased in the patients with involvement of at least 1 root joint (40%, P = 0.03) compared with the patients without involvement of these joints (11%).
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wouters
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reekers
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: van de Putte
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II