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A family based study shows no association between rheumatoid arthritis and the PADI4 gene in a white French population.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Apr 2005
Caponi L, Petit-Teixeira E, Sebbag M, Bongiorni F, Moscato S, Pratesi F, Pierlot C, Osorio J, Chapuy-Regaud S, Guerrin M, Cornelis F, Serre G, Migliorini P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autoantibodies to citrullinated proteins (ACPA) are considered a specific marker for rheumatoid arthritis. Peptidylarginine deiminase (PAD) is the enzyme that converts arginyl into citrullyl residues; different isoforms of the enzyme are expressed in mammals. It has been suggested that the PADI4 gene may contribute to genetic susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis, but conflicting results have been...
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