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

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 a...

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Hauptverfasser: Hollis-Moffatt, J, Rowley, K, Phipps-Green, A, Merriman, M, Dalbeth, N, Gow, P, Harrison, A, Highton, J, Jones, P, Stamp, L, Harrison, P, Wordsworth, B, Merriman, T
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: BioMed Central 2009