Article
New insights into the genetics of immune responses in rheumatoid arthritis.
Tissue antigens - 1 Aug 2012
Ruyssen-Witrand A, Constantin A, Cambon-Thomsen A, Thomsen M
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune disease with a strong genetic component. Numerous aberrant immune responses have been described during the evolution of the disease. In later years, the appearance of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) has become a hallmark for the diagnosis and prognosis of RA. The post-translational transformation of arginine residues of proteins and peptides into...
Topics
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Autoantibodies
- Autoimmunity
- Biomarkers
- Citrulline
- Gene Expression
- Genetic Loci
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Humans
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational
- Risk Factors
- Signal Transduction
