Association of HLA–DR3 with anti–cyclic
Association of HLA–DR3 with anti–cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody–negative rheumatoid arthritis
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Kirsten N. Verpoort; Floris A. van Gaalen; Annette H. M. van der Helm-van Mil; G
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## Objective Recent data have shown that the most prominent and longest known genetic risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), HLA–DRB1 shared epitope alleles, are only associated with RA that is characterized by the presence of antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti‐