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Polymorphism in the MHC-encoded LMP7 gene: association with JRA without functional significance for immunoproteasome assembly.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Oct 2001
Prahalad S, Kingsbury D J, Griffin T A, Cooper B L, Glass D N, Maksymowych W P, Colbert R A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine if a polymorphism in the immunoproteasome subunit LMP7 was associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and had functional significance. METHODS: The frequency of LMP7QQ+ vs QQ- (QK and KK genotypes) among 207 patients with JRA and 50 controls was determined. JRA subtypes were pauciarticular (53%), polyarticular (33%), and systemic (14%). Onset was before age 6 (early onset) in 60%...
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