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Functional analysis of a complement polymorphism (rs17611) associated with rheumatoid arthritis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Apr 2015
Giles Joanna L, Choy Ernest, van den Berg Carmen, Morgan B Paul, Harris Claire L
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Complement is implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA); elevated levels of complement activation products have been measured in plasma, synovial fluid, and synovial tissues of patients. Complement polymorphisms are associated with RA in genome-wide association studies. Coding-region polymorphisms may directly impact protein activity; indeed, we have shown that complement polymorphisms affecting...
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