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Functional SNPs in CD244 increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in a Japanese population.
Nature genetics - 1 Oct 2008
Suzuki Akari, Yamada Ryo, Kochi Yuta, Sawada Tetsuji, Okada Yukinori, Matsuda Koichi, Kamatani Yoichiro, Mori Mikako, Shimane Kenichi, Hirabayashi Yasuhiko, Takahashi Atsushi, Tsunoda Tatsuhiko, Miyatake Akihiko, Kubo Michiaki, Kamatani Naoyuki, Nakamura Yusuke, Yamamoto Kazuhiko
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease with a complex genetic etiology. Members of the signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM) family carry out pivotal functions in innate immunity and in conventional lymphocytes. We identified a linkage disequilibrium block ass...
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