Association study of TRAF1-C5 polymorphism with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis in Tunisian population

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 331-332

  Fakhfakh Karray, Emna ^a,b   Chalbi, Hanen ^a   Ben Dhifallah, Imen ^a   Zakraoui, Leith ^b   Hamzaoui, Kamel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

^b MONGI SLIM HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Genetic susceptibility; Polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism; Rheumatoid arthritis; TRAF1 C5 polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED FACTOR 1;

ADULT; ALLELE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TUNISIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COMPLEMENT C5; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; TNF RECEPTOR-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 1; TUNISIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860552124     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: 17787254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2011.12.003     Document Type: Letter

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