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Confirmation of CCR6 as a risk factor for anti-topoisomerase I antibodies in systemic sclerosis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Ochoa Eguzkine, Martin José-Ezequiel, Assasi Shervin, Beretta Lorenzo, Carreira Patricia, Guillén Alfredo, Simeón Carmen Pilar, Koumakis Eugénie, Dieude Philippe, Allanore Yannick, García-Hernández Francisco J, Espinosa Gerard, Castellví Ivan, Trapiella Jose Luis, Rodriguez Luis, González-Gay Miguel Ángel, Egurbide María Victoria, Sáez Luis, Callejas-Rubio Jose Luis, Vargas-Hitos Jose Antonio, Hunzelmann Nicolas, Riemekasten Gabriela, Witte Torsten, Distler Jörg H W, Kreuter Alexander, Lunardi Claudio, Santaniello Alessandro, Tan Filemon K, Shiels Paul G, Herrick Ariane, Worthington Jane, Vonk Madelon C, Koeleman Bobby P, Radstake Timothy R D J, Mayes Maureen D, Martin Javier
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The current knowledge of the influence of systemic sclerosis (SSc) risk loci in the clinical sub-phenotypes is still limited. The main limitation lies in the low frequency of some sub-phenotypes which could be solved by replication studies in independent cohorts and meta-analysis between studies. In this regard, CCR6 gene variants have been recently associated with anti-topoisomerase I positive (ATA+)...
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