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SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Rodriguez L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3419432 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rodríguez-Rodríguez Luis L López-Mejías Raquel R García-Bermúdez Mercedes M González-Juanatey Carlos C González-Gay Miguel A MA Martín Javier J
Mediators of inflammation 20120802
Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the most common cause of premature mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is the result of an accelerated atherosclerotic process. Both RA and atherosclerosis are complex polygenic diseases. Besides traditional CV risk factors and chronic inflammation, a number of studies have confirmed the role of genetic factors in the development of the atherogenesis observed in RA. In this regard, besides a strong association between the HLA-DRB1∗04 shared epi ...[more]