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PADI4 and the HLA-DRB1 shared epitope in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Hisa Kaori, Yanagimachi Masakatsu D, Naruto Takuya, Miyamae Takako, Kikuchi Masako, Hara Rhoki, Imagawa Tomoyuki, Yokota Shumpei, Mori Masaaki
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Both genetic and environmental factors are associated with susceptibility to juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Many studies have reported that both a 'shared epitope' (SE) encoded by several HLA-DRB1 alleles and the peptidyl arginine deiminase type 4 (PADI4) gene polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, it is uncertain whether JIA and RA share the...
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