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Possible association between NOD2 variants and joint surgery in psoriatic arthritis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Graell E, Arostegui J I, Sanmartí R, Blanco F J, Yagüe J, Pinto J A, Plaza S, Fernández-Sueiro J L, González A, Cañete J D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has been inconsistently associated with common NOD2 gene variants, although some of these studies did not include patient stratification by clinical phenotype. OBJECTIVES: To analyse the association between the three common NOD2 variants (R702W, G908R and L1007fs) and clinical phenotypes of PsA, particularly with surrogate markers of severe joint destruction. PATIENTS AND...
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