Abstract:BackgroundRheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients experience higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and CVD-related mortality. MHC class II HLA-DRB1 alleles, or the shared epitope (SE), has also been linked to endothelial dysfunction in RA patients. It is not known whether this association exists in individuals who are RA-free, but who are at higher risk due to being a first-degree relative (FDR) of an RA patient.ObjectivesTo determine the association between HLA-DRB1 alleles (*0401, *0404, *0405, *0408) and mark… Show more
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