Article
Associations between genetic factors, tobacco smoking and autoantibodies in familial and sporadic rheumatoid arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Apr 2008
Michou L, Teixeira V H, Pierlot C, Lasbleiz S, Bardin T, Dieudé P, Prum B, Cornélis F, Petit-Teixeira E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to investigate the association between genes (HLA-DRB1 and PTPN22) and tobacco smoking, separately as well as combined, and serological markers of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a French population with RA. METHODS: 274 patients with RA with half of them belonging to RA multicase families, were genotyped for HLA-DRB1 allele and for PTPN22-1858 polymorphism. IgM rheumatoid...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
