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Lack of association between JAK3 gene polymorphisms and cardiovascular disease in Spanish patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2015
García-Bermúdez Mercedes, López-Mejías Raquel, Genre Fernanda, Castañeda Santos, Corrales Alfonso, Llorca Javier, González-Juanatey Carlos, Ubilla Begoña, Miranda-Filloy José A, Pina Trinitario, Gómez-Vaquero Carmen, Rodríguez-Rodríguez Luis, Fernández-Gutiérrez Benjamín, Balsa Alejandro, Pascual-Salcedo Dora, López-Longo Francisco J, Carreira Patricia, Blanco Ricardo, Martín Javier, González-Gay Miguel A
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a polygenic disease associated with accelerated atherosclerosis and increased cardiovascular (CV) mortality. JAK/STAT signalling pathway is involved in autoimmune diseases and in the atherosclerotic process. JAK3 is a highly promising target for immunomodulatory drugs and polymorphisms in JAK3 gene have been associated with CV events in incident dialysis patients. Therefore, the aim...
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