Abstract Number: 1424 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Effect of HLA-DRB1 Risk Alleles (Shared Epitope) on Changes in Immune Cell Subsets and Disease Activity Following Treatment with Abatacept versus Adalimumab in Seropositive Biologic-Naïve Patients with Early, Moderate-to-Severe RA: Data from a Head-to-Head Single-Blinded Trial
Background/Purpose: Mechanistic differences between biologic DMARDs are poorly understood. Exploring these mechanisms includes assessing the role of HLA-DRB1 alleles containing the shared epitope (SE), which…