Article
Association of IL17A and IL17F genes with rheumatoid arthritis disease and the impact of genetic polymorphisms on response to treatment.
Immunology letters - 1 Mar 2017
Marwa Ouled Salah, Kalthoum Tizaoui, Wajih Kaabachi, Kamel Hamzaoui
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported an association between polymorphisms in Il17A and IL17F genes and the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Caucasian populations. The aim of the current study was to investigate that polymorphisms in both genes may affect RA susceptibility in the T...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Biomarkers
- Case-Control Studies
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Interleukin-17
- Male
- Methotrexate
- Middle Aged
- Odds Ratio
