Genetic and environmental factors in polymyalgia rheumatica

Ann Rheum Dis. 1997 Oct;56(10):576-7. doi: 10.1136/ard.56.10.576.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cytokines / immunology
  • Endothelium, Vascular / immunology
  • Female
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / etiology
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / genetics
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / immunology
  • HLA-DR Antigens / genetics
  • HLA-DRB1 Chains
  • Humans
  • Polymyalgia Rheumatica / etiology*
  • Polymyalgia Rheumatica / genetics
  • Polymyalgia Rheumatica / immunology
  • Sunlight / adverse effects
  • Virus Diseases / complications

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • HLA-DR Antigens
  • HLA-DRB1 Chains