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Genetic and environmental risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis in a UK African ancestry population: the GENRA case-control study.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Aug 2017
Traylor Matthew, Curtis Charles, Patel Hamel, Breen Gerome, Hyuck Lee Sang, Xu Xiaohui, Newhouse Stephen, Dobson Richard, Steer Sophia, Cope Andrew P, Markus Hugh S, Lewis Cathryn M, Scott Ian C
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Objectives: To evaluate whether genetic and environmental factors associated with RA in European and Asian ancestry populations are also associated with RA in African ancestry individuals. Methods: A case-control study was undertaken in 197 RA cases and 868 controls of African ancestry (Black African, Black Caribbean or Black British ethnicity) from South London. Smoking and alcohol consumption data at RA...
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