Genomic Influences on Susceptibility and Severity of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Rheum Dis Clin North Am
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Abstract

Genetics in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has moved from the finding of HLA-shared epitope decades ago toward the understanding of the role of HLA in RA and the findings of ∼100 additional genetic risk variants for disease susceptibility as well as several risk variants for severe disease. These findings increased our understanding of RA abnormality. Still, the mechanisms by which many of the variants exhibit their effect are not yet understood.

Year of Publication
2017
Journal
Rheum Dis Clin North Am
Volume
43
Issue
3
Pages
347-361
Date Published
2017 08
ISSN
1558-3163
DOI
10.1016/j.rdc.2017.04.002
PubMed ID
28711138
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