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CD28 and PTPN22 are associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis in Egyptians.
Human immunology - 1 Jun 2016
Hegab Mohsen M, Abdelwahab Aml Fawzy, El-Sayed Yousef Ali M, Salem Mohamed Nabil, El-Baz Walaa, Abdelrhman Sherry, Elshabacy Fatemah, Alhefny Abdelazim, Abouraya Wagida, Ibrahim Saleh Mohamed, Ragab Gaafar, Rudolph Janine Mia
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Limited data are available on the genetics of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Egyptians. Therefore, we investigated whether the confirmed genetic risk factors for RA in Europeans and/or Asians contribute to RA susceptibility in Egyptians. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A set of seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the vicinity of CD28, TNFAIP3, PTPN22, PADI4 and HLA-DRA were tested in a large...
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