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Association of acid phosphatase locus 1*C allele with the risk of cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Arthritis research & therapy - 18 Jul 2011
Teruel María, Martin Jose-Ezequiel, González-Juanatey Carlos, López-Mejias Raquel, Miranda-Filloy Jose A, Blanco Ricardo, Balsa Alejandro, Pascual-Salcedo Dora, Rodriguez-Rodriguez Luis, Fernández-Gutierrez Benjamin, Ortiz Ana M, González-Alvaro Isidoro, Gómez-Vaquero Carmen, Bottini Nunzio, Llorca Javier, González-Gay Miguel A, Martin Javier
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INTRODUCTION: Acid phosphatase locus 1 (ACP1) encodes a low molecular weight phosphotyrosine phosphatase implicated in a number of different biological functions in the cell. The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of ACP1 polymorphisms to susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as well as the potential contribution of these polymorphisms to the increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CV)...
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