HLA allelic variants encoding DR11 in diffuse and limited systemic sclerosis in Caucasian women
Authors:
- L S LoubièreLLL S Loubière
- N C LambertNLN C Lambert
- M M MadeleineMMM M Madeleine
- A J PorterAPA J Porter
- M E MullarkeyMMM E Mullarkey
- J M PangJPJ M Pang
- D A GallowayDGD A Galloway
- D E FurstDFD E Furst
- J L NelsonJNJ L Nelson
Open Access
- 5 January 2005
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Rheumatology
- Vol. 44 (3) , 318-322
Abstract
Objective. We investigated HLA class II alleles in women with systemic sclerosis (SSc), a rare disease that preferentially affects women.Keywords
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