The impact of HLA-DRB1 genes on extra-articular disease manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis.
Turesson C, Schaid DJ, Weyand CM, Jacobsson LT, Goronzy JJ, Petersson IF, Sturfelt G, Nyhäll-Wåhlin BM, Truedsson L, Dechant SA, Matteson EL.
Turesson C, et al.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2005;7(6):R1386-93. doi: 10.1186/ar1837. Epub 2005 Oct 11.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2005.
PMID: 16277691
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The presence of two HLA-DRB1*04 alleles encoding the shared epitope (SE) was associated with ExRA (overall odds ratio 1.79, 95% confidence interval 1.04-3.08) and with rheumatoid vasculitis (odds ratio 2.44, 95% confidence interval 1.22-4.89). ...
The presence of two HLA-DRB1*04 alleles encoding the shared epitope (SE) was associated with ExRA (overall odds ratio 1.79, 95% confi …