A genetic variant within SLC30A6 has a protective role in the severity of rheumatoid arthritis

Scand J Rheumatol. 2017 Jul;46(4):326-327. doi: 10.1080/03009742.2016.1209551. Epub 2016 Oct 19.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid* / drug therapy
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid* / genetics
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid* / metabolism
  • Brazil
  • Cation Transport Proteins / genetics*
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Genetic Variation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Acuity
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Protective Factors
  • Zinc* / metabolism
  • Zinc* / pharmacology

Substances

  • Cation Transport Proteins
  • SLC30A6 protein, human
  • Zinc