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Association of PTPN22 with rheumatoid arthritis among South Asians in the UK.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Oct 2007
Mastana Sarabjit, Gilmour Ashley, Ghelani Anant, Smith Hannah, Samanta Ash
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To compare the distribution and assess genetic associations of the PTPN22 R620W single-nucleotide polymorphism among South Asian (Asiatic Indian) patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ethnically matched controls. METHODS: DNA samples from 133 rheumatoid factor-positive South Asian RA patients and 149 control subjects from the East Midlands of the UK were genotyped for PTPN22 R620W polymorphism....
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