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Polymorphisms in TNFAIP3, but not in STAT4, BANK1, BLK, and TNFSF4, are associated with susceptibility to Takayasu arteritis.
Cellular immunology - 1 Jul 2021
Montúfar-Robles Isela, Soto María Elena, Jiménez-Morales Silvia, Gamboa Ricardo, Huesca-Gómez Claudia, Ramírez-Bello Julian
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BACKGROUND: Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is considered a rare disease characterized by nonspecific inflammation of the large arteries, especially the aorta and its major branches. Because TAK is an autoimmune disease (AD), it could share susceptibility loci with other pathologies such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), among others. Widely explored polymorphisms in non-HLA genes,...
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