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Association of variants in IL2RA with progression of joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jul 2013
Knevel R, de Rooy D P C, Zhernakova A, Gröndal G, Krabben A, Steinsson K, Wijmenga C, Cavet G, Toes R E M, Huizinga T W J, Gregersen P K, van der Helm-van Mil A H M
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OBJECTIVE: Heritability studies have suggested an important role of genetic predisposition in the progression of joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA); the heritability is estimated at 45-58%. Several single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been identified as being associated with RA susceptibility. Our objective was to study the association of several of these loci with progression of joint...
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