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Confirmation of STAT4, IL2/IL21, and CTLA4 polymorphisms in rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 May 2009
Daha Nina A, Kurreeman Fina A S, Marques Rute B, Stoeken-Rijsbergen Gerrie, Verduijn Willem, Huizinga Tom W J, Toes René E M
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OBJECTIVE: Recent advances have led to novel identification of genetic polymorphisms that are associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Currently, 5 loci (HLA, PTPN22, TRAF1/C5, TNFAIP3, and STAT4) have been consistently reported, whereas others have been observed less systematically. The aim of the present study was to independently replicate 3 recently described RA susceptibility loci, STAT4,...
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