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Association of PTPN22 1858C→T polymorphism, HLA-DRB1 shared epitope and autoantibodies with rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatology international - 1 Aug 2016
Raslan Hala M, Attia Hanaa R, Salama Iman, Ibrahim Mona Hamed, Hassan Eman Mahmoud, El Hussieny Mohamed S, El Menyawi Manal M, Amr Khalda S
Abstract excerpt
To assess impact of PTPN22 1858C→T polymorphism, HLA shared epitope and autoantibodies on susceptibility and severity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A total of 150 RA patients and 150 controls were included in the study. Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) and rheumatoid factor isotypes (IgG, IgM and IgA) were assayed by ELISA. PTPN22 1858C→T polymorphism was performed by RFLP analysis and HLA-DRB1...
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