title: Female sex increases risk for rheumatoid arthritis only in individuals encoding low-risk HLA-DRB1 alleles.
authors.affiliation: Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Niek
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: de Vries
authors.forename: Paul P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Tak
authors.forename: Henk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tijssen
authors.forename: Piet L C M
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: van Riel
authors.forename: Leo B A
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: van de Putte
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains