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FCRL3 promoter 169 CC homozygosity is associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis in Dutch Caucasians.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Jun 2007
Thabet Mohamed M, Wesoly J, Slagboom P E, Toes R E M, Huizinga T W J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human leucocyte antigen is the only genetic risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that has been consistently observed in different populations. A number of other genes such as PTPN22 and PADI4 showed population-specific association with RA susceptibility. Recently, Fc receptor-like 3 (FCRL3) gene was found to be associated with RA susceptibility in Japanese, but with conflicting results in other...
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