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Genetic markers of rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility in anti-citrullinated peptide antibody negative patients.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Dec 2012
Viatte Sebastien, Plant Darren, Bowes John, Lunt Mark, Eyre Stephen, Barton Anne, Worthington Jane
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INTRODUCTION: There are now over 30 confirmed loci predisposing to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Studies have been largely undertaken in patients with anticyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) positive RA, and some genetic associations appear stronger in this subgroup than in anti-CCP negative disease, although few studies have had adequate power to address the question. The authors therefore investigated...
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