CIITA is not associated with risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-238

  Bronson, P G ^a   Ramsay, P P ^a   Seldin, M F ^b   Gregersen, P K ^c   Criswell, L A ^d   Barcellos, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

autoimmunity; CIITA; MHC2TA; rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PROTEIN C 2 TA; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955479297     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: 14765470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gene.2010.67     Document Type: Article

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