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Rheumatoid arthritis response to treatment across IgG1 allotype - anti-TNF incompatibility: a case-only study.
Arthritis research & therapy - 18 Mar 2015
Montes Ariana, Perez-Pampin Eva, Navarro-Sarabia Federico, Moreira Virginia, de la Serna Arturo Rodríguez, Magallares Berta, Vasilopoulos Yiannis, Sarafidou Theologia, Fernández-Nebro Antonio, Ordóñez María Del Carmen, Narváez Javier, Cañete Juan D, Marquez Ana, Pascual-Salcedo Dora, Joven Beatriz, Carreira Patricia, Moreno-Ramos Manuel J, Caliz Rafael, Ferrer Miguel Angel, Garcia-Portales Rosa, Blanco Francisco J, Magro Cesar, Raya Enrique, Valor Lara, Alegre-Sancho Juan J, Balsa Alejandro, Martin Javier, Plant Darren, Isaacs John, Morgan Ann W, Barton Anne, Wilson Anthony G, Gómez-Reino Juan J, Gonzalez Antonio
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: We have hypothesized that incompatibility between the G1m genotype of the patient and the G1m1 and G1m17 allotypes carried by infliximab (INX) and adalimumab (ADM) could decrease the efficacy of these anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) antibodies in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: The G1m genotypes were analyzed in three collections of patients with RA totaling 1037 subjects....
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