HLA-DRB1 alleles encoding the “shared epitope” are associated with susceptibility to developing rheumatoid arthritis whereas HLA-DRB1 alleles encoding an aspartic acid at position 70 of the β-chain are protective in Mexican mestizos
- 31 March 2004
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Human Immunology
- Vol. 65 (3) , 262-269
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humimm.2003.12.009
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