HLA-B*44 is associated with a more than twentyfold increase in cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody serum level in Croatian patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis

• Jure Aljinović ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: jure.aljinovic@mefst.hr

  Affiliations Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with Rheumatology, University Hospital of Split, Split, Croatia, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Split, Split, Croatia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9546-3777

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• Darko Kero,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology

  Affiliation Study Program of Dental Medicine, University of Split School of Medicine, Croatia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8091-6347

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• Daniela Šošo,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with Rheumatology, University Hospital of Split, Split, Croatia, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Split, Split, Croatia

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• Marin Petrić,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Split, Croatia

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• Daniela Marasović Krstulović,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Split, Croatia

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• Dijana Perković,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Split, Croatia

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• Esma Čečuk-Jeličić,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Split, Croatia

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• Sonja Jaman,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Split, Croatia

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• Dora Dujmović,

  Roles Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with Rheumatology, University Hospital of Split, Split, Croatia

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• Ivanka Marinović

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with Rheumatology, University Hospital of Split, Split, Croatia, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Split, Split, Croatia

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