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Combined effects of three independent SNPs greatly increase the risk estimate for RA at 6q23.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Jul 2009
Orozco Gisela, Hinks Anne, Eyre Steve, Ke Xiayi, Gibbons Laura J, Bowes John, Flynn Edward, Martin Paul, Wilson Anthony G, Bax Deborah E, Morgan Ann W, Emery Paul, Steer Sophia, Hocking Lynne, Reid David M, Wordsworth Paul, Harrison Pille, Thomson Wendy, Barton Anne, Worthington Jane
Abstract excerpt
The most consistent finding derived from the WTCCC GWAS for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was association to a SNP at 6q23. We performed a fine-mapping of the region in order to search the 6q23 region for additional disease variants. 3962 RA patients and 3531 healthy controls were included in the stu...
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