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FcGR genetic polymorphisms and the response to adalimumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Jan 2015
Dávila-Fajardo Cristina Lucía, van der Straaten Tahar, Baak-Pablo Rene, Medarde Caballero Catalina, Cabeza Barrera Jose, Huizinga Tom W, Guchelaar Henk-Jan, Swen Jesse J
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AIM: The aim of our study was to explore the potential of FcGR genetic polymorphisms as a predictor of adalimumab efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. MATERIALS & METHODS: The study population was composed of 302 Dutch RA patients receiving adalimumab therapy. The FcGR2A (R131>H; rs1801274) and FcGR3A (F158>V; rs396991) genetic variants were genotyped using the TaqMan(®) allelic discrimination...
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