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Association between the response to B cell depletion therapy and the allele*2 of the HS1,2A enhancer in seropositive rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Reumatismo - 20 Dec 2012
Canestri S, Totaro M C, Serone E, Tolusso B, Frezza D, Gremese E, Ferraccioli G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Several studies underline the relevance of the genetic background for the response to therapy. We evaluated the relationship between the polymorphism of the HS1,2A enhancer, located in the 3' regulatory region of the heavy immunoglobulin chain (IgH), and the response to B cell depletion therapy (BCDT) with Rituximab (RTX). METHODS: Fifty rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (42 women; disease duration...
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