Caspase 7 influences susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis

CD226 rs763361 (Gly307Ser) Polymorphism Is Associated with Susceptibility to Rheumatoid Arthritis in Zahedan, Southeast Iran

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease with many genetic factors predisposing to disease susceptibility. The aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of CD226 rs727088 and rs763361 polymorphisms and susceptibility to RA in a sample of the Iranian population. Methods: This case-control study was carried out on 100 patients with RA and 104 healthy su...

Interleukin-7 in rheumatoid arthritis.

Recent data from several groups demonstrate high levels of IL-7 in the joints of RA patients, but much lower levels in OA. In contrast, circulating levels of IL-7 in RA remain a point of debate. IL-7 has many roles in T cell, dendritic cell and bone biology in humans. Reduced levels of circulating IL-7 probably underlie a number of the dysfunctions associated with circulating T cells in RA and ...

Studying the Association between STAT4 Gene Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease: An Updated Meta-Analysis

Lack of Association between PTPN22 (+1858 C>T) rs2476601 polymorphism and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Northeast of Iran

Background and objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease with a complex genetic background. The protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 22 (PTPN22) is a lymphoid specific protein tyrosine phosphatase which is involved in negative regulation of T cell response. Several studies have assessed the association between PTPN22 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with RA ...

Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis

Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis