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Fibrinogen, factor XIII and α2-antiplasmin genotypes are associated with inflammatory activity and anti-citrullinated protein antibodies.
Thrombosis research - 1 Jul 2020
Hoppe Berthold, Schwedler Christian, Edelmann Anke, Pistioli Anneta, Poddubnyy Denis, Burmester Gerd-Rüdiger, Häupl Thomas
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BACKGROUND: Fibrin(ogen) derivatives, crosslinked fibrin and fibrinolysis play important roles in inflammation and are involved in pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). About 2/3 of RA patients exhibit anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) that target deiminated fibrinogen. Genetic variants of β-fibrinogen (FGB) (rs1800790G>A) and factor XIII A-subunit (F13A) Val34Leu (rs5985) are known to influence...
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