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Increased Th17 cell frequency and poor clinical outcome in rheumatoid arthritis are associated with a genetic variant in the IL4R gene, rs1805010.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 May 2014
Leipe Jan, Schramm Markus A, Prots Iryna, Schulze-Koops Hendrik, Skapenko Alla
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The minor allele of the IL4R gene single-nucleotide polymorphism, rs1805010, confers impaired interleukin-4 (IL-4) signaling and has been associated with an aggressive destructive course of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). IL-4 inhibits the development of Th17 cells, a cell population recently identified as being prominent in RA patients and being associated with cartilage and bone destruction. The purpose...
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