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Association of rs6822844 within the KIAA1109/TENR/IL2/IL21 locus with rheumatoid arthritis in the Algerian population.
HLA - 1 Mar 2016
Louahchi S, Allam I, Raaf N, Berkani L, Boucharef A, Abdessemed A, Khaldoun N, Bahaz N, Ladjouze-Rezig A, Nebbab A, Ghaffor M, Djidjik R
Abstract excerpt
Increasing evidence suggests that the rs6822844, within KIAA1109/TENR/IL2/IL21 gene cluster on 4q27, is strongly associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the Caucasian population. The aim of this study is to investigate the possible association between the SNP rs6822844 and susceptibility to RA in the Algerian Maghreb population, and to explore the association with the clinical and immunological features of...
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