Contribution of HLA-DRB1 shared epitope alleles and chronic inflammation to the increased incidence of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis: comment on the article by Farragher et al

Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Aug;58(8):2584; author reply 2584-5. doi: 10.1002/art.23637.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Alleles*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / genetics*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / metabolism
  • Atherosclerosis / genetics
  • Atherosclerosis / metabolism
  • Blood Sedimentation
  • C-Reactive Protein / metabolism
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / genetics*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / metabolism
  • Epitopes / genetics*
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • HLA-DR Antigens / genetics*
  • HLA-DRB1 Chains
  • Humans
  • Incidence

Substances

  • Epitopes
  • HLA-DR Antigens
  • HLA-DRB1 Chains
  • C-Reactive Protein