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Association of the TRAF1/C5 locus with increased mortality, particularly from malignancy or sepsis, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jan 2009
Panoulas Vasileios F, Smith Jacqueline P, Nightingale Peter, Kitas George D
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OBJECTIVE: Recent genome-wide association studies have identified TRAF1/C5 as a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) susceptibility locus. Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 1 (TRAF1) has been implicated in the regulation of antiapoptotic pathways, whereas C5 has a well-established role in defense against infection. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of the TRAF1/C5 locus with death in...
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