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Variants within STAT genes reveal association with anticitrullinated protein antibody-negative rheumatoid arthritis in 2 European populations.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Aug 2012
Seddighzadeh Maria, Gonzalez Antonio, Ding Bo, Ferreiro-Iglesias Aida, Gomez-Reino Juan J, Klareskog Lars, Alfredsson Lars, Dunussi-Joannopoulos Kyri, Clark James D, Padyukov Leonid
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: STAT3 and 4 are, among other factors, critical for the interleukin 12 (IL-12)-mediated Th1 response, for transfer of IL-23 signals, and for survival and expansion of Th17 cells. We investigated the association of STAT3 and STAT4 polymorphisms with serologically distinct subgroups of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: A total of 41 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) within STAT3 and STAT1-STAT4 loci...
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