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Association between the PTPN22 +1858 C/T polymorphism and psoriatic arthritis.
Arthritis research & therapy - 16 Mar 2011
Juneblad Kristina, Johansson Martin, Rantapää-Dahlqvist Solbritt, Alenius Gerd-Marie
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INTRODUCTION: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the frequency of the PTPN22 +1858 C/T single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (rs 2476601), previously shown to be associated with several autoimmune diseases, in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in comparison with population based controls. METHODS: A total of 291 patients (145 male/146 female, mean age (± S.D.) 52.2 (± 13.1) years) with PsA...
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