HLA-DRB1*0901 lowers anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody levels in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Aug;69(8):1569-70. doi: 10.1136/ard.2009.118018. Epub 2009 Oct 22.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / genetics*
  • Autoantibodies / blood*
  • Female
  • Gene Frequency
  • HLA-DR Antigens / genetics*
  • HLA-DRB1 Chains
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peptides, Cyclic / immunology*

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • HLA-DR Antigens
  • HLA-DRB1 Chains
  • HLA-DRB1*09:01 antigen
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • cyclic citrullinated peptide