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The ITGAV rs3738919 variant and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis in four Caucasian sample sets.

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INTRODUCTION: Angiogenesis is an important process in the development of destructive synovial pannus in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The ITGAV +gene encodes a cell cycle-associated antigen, integrin alphanubeta 3, which plays a role in RA angiogenesis. Previously, two independent studies identified an association between the major allele of the ITGAV single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs3738919 and RA. We therefore tested this association in an independent study using New Zealand (NZ) and Ox...

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10.1186/ar2828

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BioMed Central
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Arthritis research and therapy More from this journal
Volume:
11
Issue:
5
Pages:
R152
Publication date:
2009-01-01
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1478-6362
ISSN:
1478-6354
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English
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pubs:108529
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108529
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2013-11-17

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