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Full-Text Articles in Rheumatology
Role Of Growth Factors In The Pathogenesis Of Tissue Fibrosis In Systemic Sclerosis., Sergio A. Jimenez, Susan V. Castro, Sonsoles Piera-Velazquez
Role Of Growth Factors In The Pathogenesis Of Tissue Fibrosis In Systemic Sclerosis., Sergio A. Jimenez, Susan V. Castro, Sonsoles Piera-Velazquez
Department of Medicine Faculty Papers
The most severe clinical and pathologic manifestations of systemic sclerosis (SSc) are the result of a fibrotic process characterized by the excessive and often progressive deposition of collagen and other connective tissue macromolecules in skin and numerous internal organs. The mechanisms involved in the initiation and progression of the remarkable fibrotic process in SSc remain largely unknown. Extensive recent studies have indicated that a variety of polypeptide growth factors play a crucial role in this process. The most commonly implicated growth factors include transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), platelet derived growth factor (PDGF), and vascular …
Most Common Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated With Rheumatoid Arthritis In Persons Of European Ancestry Confer Risk Of Rheumatoid Arthritis In African Americans, Laura B. Hughes, Richard J. Reynolds, Elizabeth E. Brown, James M. Kelley, Brian Thomson, Doyt L. Conn, Beth L. Jonas, Andrew O. Westfall, Miguel A. Padilla, Leigh F. Callahan
Most Common Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated With Rheumatoid Arthritis In Persons Of European Ancestry Confer Risk Of Rheumatoid Arthritis In African Americans, Laura B. Hughes, Richard J. Reynolds, Elizabeth E. Brown, James M. Kelley, Brian Thomson, Doyt L. Conn, Beth L. Jonas, Andrew O. Westfall, Miguel A. Padilla, Leigh F. Callahan
Psychology Faculty Publications
Objective. Large-scale genetic association studies have identified >20 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk alleles among individuals of European ancestry. The influence of these risk alleles has not been comprehensively studied in African Americans. We therefore sought to examine whether these validated RA risk alleles are associated with RA risk in an African American population.
Methods. Twenty-seven candidate single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped in 556 autoantibody-positive African Americans with RA and 791 healthy African American control subjects. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for each SNP were compared with previously published ORs for RA patients of European ancestry. We …