Genome-wide association study and gene expression analysis identifies CD84 as a predictor of response to etanercept therapy in rheumatoid arthritis.

Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF) biologic therapy is a widely used treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is unknown why some RA patients fail to respond adequately to anti-TNF therapy, which limits the development of clinical biomarkers to predict response or new drugs to target ref...

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Main Authors: Jing Cui, Eli A Stahl, Saedis Saevarsdottir, Corinne Miceli, Dorothee Diogo, Gosia Trynka, Towfique Raj, Maša Umiċeviċ Mirkov, Helena Canhao, Katsunori Ikari, Chikashi Terao, Yukinori Okada, Sara Wedrén, Johan Askling, Hisashi Yamanaka, Shigeki Momohara, Atsuo Taniguchi, Koichiro Ohmura, Fumihiko Matsuda, Tsuneyo Mimori, Namrata Gupta, Manik Kuchroo, Ann W Morgan, John D Isaacs, Anthony G Wilson, Kimme L Hyrich, Marieke Herenius, Marieke E Doorenspleet, Paul-Peter Tak, J Bart A Crusius, Irene E van der Horst-Bruinsma, Gert Jan Wolbink, Piet L C M van Riel, Mart van de Laar, Henk-Jan Guchelaar, Nancy A Shadick, Cornelia F Allaart, Tom W J Huizinga, Rene E M Toes, Robert P Kimberly, S Louis Bridges, Lindsey A Criswell, Larry W Moreland, João Eurico Fonseca, Niek de Vries, Barbara E Stranger, Philip L De Jager, Soumya Raychaudhuri, Michael E Weinblatt, Peter K Gregersen, Xavier Mariette, Anne Barton, Leonid Padyukov, Marieke J H Coenen, Elizabeth W Karlson, Robert M Plenge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3610685?pdf=render