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Mapping and functional characterization of rat chromosome 4 regions that regulate arthritis models and phenotypes in congenic strains.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Feb 2003
Bäckdahl Liselotte, Ribbhammar Ulrica, Lorentzen Johnny C
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OBJECTIVE: DA rats are highly susceptible to experimental models of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Linkage analyses in different models have identified several quantitative trait loci (QTLs) within a 70-cM region of DA rat chromosome 4 (C4). We produced congenic strains for these QTLs in order to map and characterize their impact on arthritis development. METHODS: Selective breeding was used to transfer C4 intervals...
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