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Association of rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility gene with lipid profiles in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Jun 2014
Davis Lisa A, Whitfield Emily, Cannon Grant W, Wolff Roger K, Johnson Dannette S, Reimold Andreas M, Kerr Gail S, Richards J Steuart, Mikuls Ted R, Caplan Liron
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OBJECTIVE: RA patients have an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease, although the mechanisms are unclear. As RA and CV disease may be associated through lipid profiles, we examined whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with RA susceptibility were associated with low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and triglyceride (TG) levels in RA subjects. METHODS: Patients...
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