TY - JOUR AU - Lamana, Amalia AU - Balsa, Alejandro AU - Rueda, Blanca AU - Ortiz, Ana M AU - Nuño, Laura AU - Miranda-Carus, Maria Eugenia AU - Gonzalez-Escribano, Maria F AU - Lopez-Nevot, Miguel A AU - Pascual-Salcedo, Dora AU - Martin, Javier AU - González-Álvaro, Isidoro PY - 2012 DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0043661 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1408 T2 - PloS one AB - BACKGROUNDThe number of copies of the HLA-DRB1 shared epitope, and the minor alleles of the STAT4 rs7574865 and the PTPN22 rs2476601 polymorphisms have all been linked with an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. In the present study, we... LA - en PB - Public Library of Science KW - STAT4 Transcription Factor KW - PTPN22 protein, human KW - Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 22 KW - HLA-DRB1 Chains KW - Anciano KW - Alelos KW - Artritis KW - Evaluación de la Discapacidad KW - Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad KW - Genotipo KW - Mediana Edad KW - Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple KW - Factor de Transcripción STAT4 KW - Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad KW - Adulto KW - Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Aged KW - Medical Subject Headings::Phenomena and Processes::Genetic Phenomena::Genetic Structures::Genome::Genome Components::Genes::Alleles KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Musculoskeletal Diseases::Joint Diseases::Arthritis KW - Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures::Disability Evaluation KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms::Pathologic Processes::Disease Attributes::Disease Susceptibility::Genetic Predisposition to Disease KW - Medical Subject Headings::Phenomena and Processes::Genetic Phenomena::Genotype KW - Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans KW - Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Male KW - Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Middle Aged KW - Medical Subject Headings::Phenomena and Processes::Genetic Phenomena::Genetic Variation::Polymorphism, Genetic::Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide KW - Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins::Peptides::Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins::Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing::STAT Transcription Factors::STAT4 Transcription Factor KW - Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Health Surveys::Health Status Indicators::Severity of Illness Index KW - Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult KW - Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Female KW - Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Biological Factors::Antigens::Antigens, Surface::Histocompatibility Antigens::HLA Antigens::HLA-D Antigens::HLA-DR Antigens::HLA-DR beta-Chains::HLA-DRB1 Chains KW - Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Enzymes and Coenzymes::Enzymes::Hydrolases::Esterases::Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases::Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases::Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-Receptor::Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase,... TI - The TT genotype of the STAT4 rs7574865 polymorphism is associated with high disease activity and disability in patients with early arthritis TY - research article ER -