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Role of Fcgamma receptors IIA, IIIA, and IIIB in susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 May 2003
Radstake Timothy R D J, Petit Elisabeth, Pierlot Cieline, van de Putte Leo B A, Cornelis François, Barrera Pilar
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of Fcg receptor (FcgR) genes in susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using family based studies, to examine possible interactions between FcgR genotypes and the shared epitope (SE), and to assess linkage disequilibrium between FcgR loci. METHODS: Association studies were performed in 95 Caucasian, single-case, nuclear Caucasian families with both parents alive using...
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