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Do Genetic Susceptibility Variants Associate with Disease Severity in Early Active Rheumatoid Arthritis?
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jul 2015
Scott Ian C, Rijsdijk Frühling, Walker Jemma, Quist Jelmar, Spain Sarah L, Tan Rachael, Steer Sophia, Okada Yukinori, Raychaudhuri Soumya, Cope Andrew P, Lewis Cathryn M
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OBJECTIVE: Genetic variants affect both the development and severity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recent studies have expanded the number of RA susceptibility variants. We tested the hypothesis that these associated with disease severity in a clinical trial cohort of patients with early, active RA. METHODS: We evaluated 524 patients with RA enrolled in the Combination Anti-Rheumatic Drugs in Early RA (CARDERA)...
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