Lack of Association between ABO, PPAP2B, ADAMST7, PIK3CG, and EDNRA and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, Carotid Plaques, and Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Lack of Association between ABO, PPAP2B, ADAMST7, PIK3CG, and EDNRA and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, Carotid Plaques, and Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Introduction. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a polygenic disease associated with accelerated atherosclerosis and increased cardiovascular (CV) mortality. Recent studies have identified the ABO rs579459, PPAP2B rs17114036, and ADAMTS7 rs3825807 polymorphisms as genetic variants associated with coronary...

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Main Authors: Raquel López-Mejías, Fernanda Genre, Mercedes García-Bermúdez, Begoña Ubilla, Santos Castañeda, Javier Llorca, Carlos González-Juanatey, Alfonso Corrales, 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 2014-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/756279

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