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Analysis of TNFAIP3, a feedback inhibitor of nuclear factor-kappaB and the neighbor intergenic 6q23 region in rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2009
Dieguez-Gonzalez Rebeca, Calaza Manuel, Perez-Pampin Eva, Balsa Alejandro, Blanco Francisco J, Cañete Juan D, Caliz Rafael, Carreño Luis, de la Serna Arturo R, Fernandez-Gutierrez Benjamin, Ortiz Ana Maria, Herrero-Beaumont Gabriel, Pablos Jose L, Narvaez Javier, Navarro Federico, Marenco Jose L, Gomez-Reino Juan J, Gonzalez Antonio
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Genome-wide association studies of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have identified an association of the disease with a 6q23 region devoid of genes. TNFAIP3, an RA candidate gene, flanks this region, and polymorphisms in both the TNFAIP3 gene and the intergenic region are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. We hypothesized that there is a similar association with RA, including polymorphisms in...
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