PMID- 17055211 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20070226 LR - 20191210 IS - 0753-3322 (Print) IS - 0753-3322 (Linking) VI - 60 IP - 10 DP - 2006 Dec TI - Genetic basis of rheumatoid arthritis. PG - 656-62 AB - Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a clinically heterogeneous condition with a complex aetiology in which environmental and genetic factors are implicated. The contribution of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes, particularly the HLA-DRB1 gene, to RA genetic predisposition was the first described, and remains as the best characterised single genetic risk factor contributing to RA. However, it has been estimated that only 30% of the genetic contribution to RA can be attributed to HLA genes and it is suggested that other non-HLA genes may play a relevant role in RA susceptibility. Linkage studies and association studies are the two main strategies used in the investigation of genetic factors contributing to complex genetic traits. In this work we review the progress made in the field of RA genetics, focusing mainly on the contribution of candidate gene association studies to the dissection of RA genetic risk factors. FAU - Orozco, G AU - Orozco G AD - Instituto de Parasitologia y Biomedicina Lopez-Neyra, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Parque Tecnologico de Ciencias de la Salud, Avenida del Conocimiento s/n 18100 Armilla, Granada, Spain. FAU - Rueda, B AU - Rueda B FAU - Martin, J AU - Martin J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20061016 PL - France TA - Biomed Pharmacother JT - Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie JID - 8213295 RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - 0 (Antigens, Differentiation) RN - 0 (CTLA-4 Antigen) RN - 0 (CTLA4 protein, human) RN - 0 (Chemotactic Factors) RN - 0 (HLA-DR Antigens) RN - 0 (HLA-DRB1 Chains) RN - 0 (macrophage migration enhancement factor) RN - EC 3.- (Hydrolases) RN - EC 3.1.3.48 (PTPN22 protein, human) RN - EC 3.1.3.48 (Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 22) RN - EC 3.1.3.48 (Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases) RN - EC 3.5.3.15 (PADI4 protein, human) RN - EC 3.5.3.15 (Protein-Arginine Deiminase Type 4) RN - EC 3.5.3.15 (Protein-Arginine Deiminases) SB - IM MH - Antigens, CD/genetics MH - Antigens, Differentiation/genetics MH - Arthritis, Rheumatoid/*genetics/pathology MH - CTLA-4 Antigen MH - Chemotactic Factors/genetics MH - Genetic Heterogeneity MH - Genetic Predisposition to Disease/*genetics MH - HLA-DR Antigens/genetics MH - HLA-DRB1 Chains MH - Humans MH - Hydrolases/genetics MH - Macrophages MH - Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 22 MH - Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases/genetics MH - Protein-Arginine Deiminase Type 4 MH - Protein-Arginine Deiminases RF - 112 EDAT- 2006/10/24 09:00 MHDA- 2007/02/27 09:00 CRDT- 2006/10/24 09:00 PHST- 2006/08/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2006/09/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2006/10/24 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/02/27 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/10/24 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0753-3322(06)00288-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.biopha.2006.09.003 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biomed Pharmacother. 2006 Dec;60(10):656-62. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2006.09.003. Epub 2006 Oct 16.