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A regulatory variant in CCR6 is associated with rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility.
Nature genetics - 1 Jun 2010
Kochi Yuta, Okada Yukinori, Suzuki Akari, Ikari Katsunori, Terao Chikashi, Takahashi Atsushi, Yamazaki Keiko, Hosono Naoya, Myouzen Keiko, Tsunoda Tatsuhiko, Kamatani Naoyuki, Furuichi Tatsuya, Ikegawa Shiro, Ohmura Koichiro, Mimori Tsuneyo, Matsuda Fumihiko, Iwamoto Takuji, Momohara Shigeki, Yamanaka Hisashi, Yamada Ryo, Kubo Michiaki, Nakamura Yusuke, Yamamoto Kazuhiko
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis is a common autoimmune disease with a complex genetic etiology. Here, through a genome-wide association study of rheumatoid arthritis, we identified a polymorphism in CCR6, the gene encoding chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 6 (a surface marker for Th17 cells) at 6q27, that was...
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