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[The molecular genetics of rheumatoid arthritis disease gene].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Dec 2002
Shiozawa Shunichi, Komai Koichiro, Kawasaki Hiroki, Sato Masae, Nakatsukasa Mikiko, Nakashima Toshie, Okayama Rie, Sakai China
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis(RA) is a chronic polyarthritis of unknown etiology affecting approximately 1% of the population worldwide. Previous studies have shown that the ratio of the risk for siblings of patients with the disease versus the prevalence of that disease in the general population (lambda s) is much greater in RA, suggesting that genetic factors may be involved in familial clustering. Using microsatellite...
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