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Influence of TRAF1/C5 and STAT4 genes polymorphisms on susceptibility and severity of rheumatoid arthritis in Egyptian population.
Cellular immunology - 1 Jan 2012
Mohamed Rasha H, Pasha Heba F, El-Shahawy Eman E
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common cause of adult inflammatory arthritis. Recent genome-wide association scans have disclosed several single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with RA susceptibility. The aim of this study was to determine whether the polymorphisms of TRAF1/C5 (tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-receptor associated factor 1)/(complement component 5) and STAT4 (signal transducers and activators...
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