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Replication of European rheumatoid arthritis loci in a Pakistani population.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Apr 2013
Jalil Syed Fazal, Bhatti Attya, Demirci F Yesim, Wang Xingbin, Ahmed Iltaf, Ahmed Mushtaq, Barmada M Michael, Malik Javaid M, John Peter, Kamboh M Ilyas
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OBJECTIVE: Genetic studies have identified several rheumatoid arthritis (RA) susceptibility loci in European-derived populations. The same biological pathways may be involved in determining the RA risk in different population groups. We sought to replicate the association of 33 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) from 31 RA susceptibility loci confirmed among Europeans in a unique Pakistani population. METHODS:...
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