Genetic interaction with smoking in arthritis

jerry submitted, created time 6 months 3 weeks (arthritis-research.com)

Analysis of data from a study of American nurses confirms the PTPN22 polymorphism is a strong risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis, and that its presence interacts multiplicatively with heavy smoking.

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Corin I555(P568) Allele Is Associated With Enhanced Cardiac Hypertrophic Response to Increased Systemic Afterload

julie submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (hyper.ahajournals.org)

"Corin activates pro–A-type naturetic peptide and pro–B-type naturetic peptide into biologically active molecules."

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