HLA-DRB1 Alleles Distribution in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in A Tertiary Center in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey


BATMAZ İ., Sariyildiz M. A., DİLEK B., YILDIZ İ., NAS K., Ayyildiz O., ...More

TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, vol.59, no.2, pp.123-127, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

Abstract

Objective: The HLA-DRB1 alleles play an important role in the genetic predisposition to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The relationship between HLA-DRB1 and rheumatoid arthritis show differences according to various ethnic groups and geographical distributions. The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of HLA-DRB1 among the Turkish RA patient population in the Southeastern Anatolia Region.