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Association study of TRAF1-C5 polymorphisms with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus in Japanese.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Feb 2010
Nishimoto K, Kochi Y, Ikari K, Yamamoto K, Suzuki A, Shimane K, Nakamura Y, Yano K, Iikuni N, Tsukahara S, Kamatani N, Okamoto H, Kaneko H, Kawaguchi Y, Hara M, Toyama Y, Horiuchi T, Tao K, Yasutomo K, Hamada D, Yasui N, Inoue H, Itakura M, Yamanaka H, Momohara S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The primary aim of this study was to investigate the association of polymorphisms of TRAF1-C5, a newly identified rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk locus in Caucasians, with susceptibility to RA and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Japanese populations. Gene expression levels of TRAF1 and C5 to assess the functional significance of genotypes were also analysed. METHODS: A multicentre association...
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