Human leucocyte antigens and Japanese patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: the protective effect of DRB1*09:01

Human leucocyte antigens and Japanese patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: the protective effect of DRB1*09:01

Objective The hallmarks of the chronic inflammatory disease polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) include pain, and morning stiffness in areas of the neck, shoulder and pelvic girdle. The human leucocyte antigen (HLA) gene was reported to be an important risk factor for PMR, but it has not been analysed prec...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Furukawa, Kota Shimada, Atsushi Hashimoto, Toshihiro Matsui, Shigeto Tohma, Masao Katayama, Kiyoshi Migita, Fuminori Hirano, Shomi Oka, Takao Sugiyama, Atsushi Ihata, Yoshiro Horai, Takashi Higuchi, Akira Okamoto, Takanori Azuma, Shinichi Nogi, Misuzu Fujimori, Akiko Komiya, Naoshi Fukui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-02-01
Series:RMD Open
Online Access:https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/10/1/e003897.full

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