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The WTCCC study identified 49 SNPs putatively associated with rheumatoid arthritis at P = 1 x 10(-4) - 1 x 10(-5) (tier 3). Here we show that three of these SNPs, mapping to chromosome 10p15 (rs4750316), 12q13 (rs1678542) and 22q13 (rs3218253), are also associated (trend P = 4 x 10(-5), P = 4 x 10(-4) and P = 4 x 10(-4), respectively) in a validation study of 4,106 individuals with rheumatoid arthritis and an expanded reference group of 11,238 subjects, confirming them as true susceptibility loci in individuals of European ancestry.

Original publication

DOI

10.1038/ng.218

Type

Journal article

Journal

Nature genetics

Publication Date

10/2008

Volume

40

Pages

1156 - 1159

Addresses

Arthritis Research Campaign, Epidemiology Unit, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. anne.barton@manchester.ac.uk

Keywords

Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, YEAR Consortium, BIRAC Consortium, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22, Humans, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Case-Control Studies, Chromosome Mapping, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Genetic Linkage