Female sex increases risk for rheumatoid arthritis only in individuals encoding low-risk HLA-DRB1 alleles

Arthritis Rheum. 2003 Jun;48(6):1762-3. doi: 10.1002/art.11022.

Authors

Niek de Vries¹, Paul P Tak, Henk Tijssen, Piet L C M van Riel, Leo B A van de Putte

Affiliation

¹ Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 12794845
DOI: 10.1002/art.11022

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Arthritis, Rheumatoid / genetics*
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
Genotype
HLA-DR Antigens / genetics*
HLA-DRB1 Chains
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Sex Characteristics*
Sex Factors

Substances

HLA-DR Antigens
HLA-DRB1 Chains