Mechanisms of disease: genetics of rheumatoid arthritis--ethnic differences in disease-associated genes.

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Large studies on the genetics of common rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, have identified multiple polymorphisms related to disease susceptibility, including peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (PADI4) and protein tyrosine phosphatase N22 (PTPN22). Some of the identified genes are associated with multiple autoimmune disorders, and some seem to have unique associations...

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