Patients chosen for treatment with cyclosporine because of severe rheumatoid arthritis are more likely to carry HLA-DRB1 shared epitope alleles, and have earlier disease onset

Journal article

Peer reviewed

Miguel A GONZALEZ-GAY, Ali H Hajeer, Carlos GARCIA-PORRUA, Adele Dababneh, Wendy Thomson, William E. R Ollier and Derek L Mattey

Journal of rheumatology, Vol.29(2), pp.271-275

01/02/2002

PMID: 11842822

Abstract

Biological and medical sciences

Bones, joints and connective tissue. Antiinflammatory agents

Medical sciences

Pharmacology. Drug treatments

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Title: Patients chosen for treatment with cyclosporine because of severe rheumatoid arthritis are more likely to carry HLA-DRB1 shared epitope alleles, and have earlier disease onset
Creators - without role: Miguel A GONZALEZ-GAY - Hospital Xeral Calde
Ali H Hajeer - Manchester University
Carlos GARCIA-PORRUA - Hospital Xeral Calde
Adele Dababneh - ARC Epidemiology Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, Manchester University Medical School, Manchester, United Kingdom
Wendy Thomson - ARC Epidemiology Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, Manchester University Medical School, Manchester, United Kingdom
William E. R Ollier - ARC Epidemiology Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, Manchester University Medical School, Manchester, United Kingdom
Derek L Mattey - Staffordshire Rheumatology Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Publication Details: Journal of rheumatology, Vol.29(2), pp.271-275
Publisher: Journal of Rheumatology Publishing
Identifiers: 9920480208331
Academic Unit: King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article