A genetic study of the association of six polymorphisms with rheumatoid arthritis in the Egyptian population

Alaa M. Ibrahim; Nada M. Hassan; Mohamed N. Saad; Mai S. Mabrouk; Olfat G. Shaker

doi:10.1186/s43042-022-00343-4

Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics (Aug 2022)

A genetic study of the association of six polymorphisms with rheumatoid arthritis in the Egyptian population

Alaa M. Ibrahim,
Nada M. Hassan,
Mohamed N. Saad,
Mai S. Mabrouk,
Olfat G. Shaker

Affiliations

Alaa M. Ibrahim: College of Computing and Information Technology, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
Nada M. Hassan: College of Computing and Information Technology, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
Mohamed N. Saad: Biomedical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University
Mai S. Mabrouk: Biomedical Engineering Department, Misr University for Science and Technology (MUST)
Olfat G. Shaker: Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s43042-022-00343-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 23, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

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Key points 1. MIR146A (C allele) had a protective role in rheumatoid arthritis association. MTMR3 was associated with rheumatoid arthritis using the dominant, Co-dominant heterozygote and recessive models. MIR499/MIR499A had no association with rheumatoid arthritis.

Published in Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics

ISSN: 1110-8630 (Print); 2090-2441 (Online)
Publisher: SpringerOpen
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General); Science: Biology (General): Genetics
Website: https://jmhg.springeropen.com

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