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Non-major histocompatibility complex rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility genes.
Critical reviews in immunology - 1 Jan 2011
Kunz Manfred, Ibrahim Saleh M
Abstract excerpt
Recent results from genetic and treatment studies have shed new light on chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In particular, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have provided supportive evidence that RA is a disease with a strong genetic background. Interestingly, a series of candidate genes have been identified outside of the classical major histocompatibility (MHC)...
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