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Conserved 33-kb haplotype in the MHC class III region regulates chronic arthritis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 28 Jun 2016
Yau Anthony C Y, Tuncel Jonatan, Haag Sabrina, Norin Ulrika, Houtman Miranda, Padyukov Leonid, Holmdahl Rikard
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies have revealed many genetic loci associated with complex autoimmune diseases. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the MHC gene HLA-DRB1 is the strongest candidate predicting disease development. It has been suggested that other immune-regulating genes in the MHC contribute to the disease risk, but this contribution has been difficult to show because of the strong linkage disequilibrium...
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