Association of AIRE polymorphisms with genetic susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis in a Chinese Population

Inflammation

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 495-499

  Shao, Song ^a,b   Li, Xing Rui ^b   Cen, Han ^a   Yin, Zong Sheng ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Liu'an People's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

AIRE; Chinese population; gene; polymorphism; rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR GENE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84896388831     PISSN: 03603997     EISSN: 15732576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10753-013-9763-3     Document Type: Article

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