Article
Peptide transporter genes (TAP) polymorphisms and genetic susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis.
British journal of rheumatology - 1 Mar 1995
Vandevyver C, Geusens P, Cassiman J J, Raus J
Abstract excerpt
The association of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with HLA-DRB1 alleles indicates that at least one RA susceptibility gene is linked to the HLA class II region. Transporter associated with protein processing (TAP) genes, which lie upstream of the HLA-structural genes, may also contribute to disease susceptibility. We investigated polymorphisms of the peptide transporter genes, TAP 1 and TAP 2, by PCR-ASO hybridization...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Base Sequence
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Genes, MHC Class I
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Humans
