Lack of Association between JAK3 Gene Polymorphisms and Cardiovascular Disease in Spanish Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a polygenic disease associated with accelerated atherosclerosis and increased cardiovascular (CV) mortality. JAK/STAT signalling pathway is involved in autoimmune diseases and in the atherosclerotic process. JAK3 is a highly promising target for immunomodulatory drugs an...

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Main Authors: Mercedes García-Bermúdez, Raquel López-Mejías, Fernanda Genre, Santos Castañeda, Alfonso Corrales, Javier Llorca, Carlos González-Juanatey, Begoña Ubilla, José A. Miranda-Filloy, Trinitario Pina, Carmen Gómez-Vaquero, Luis Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Benjamín Fernández-Gutiérrez, Alejandro Balsa, Dora Pascual-Salcedo, Francisco J. López-Longo, Patricia Carreira, Ricardo Blanco, Javier Martín, Miguel A. González-Gay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/318364