Receptor for advanced glycation end products Glycine 82 Serine polymorphism and risk of cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at risk of excess mortality, predominantly owing to cardiovascular (CV) events. The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) has been implicated in the perpetuation of the chronic inflammatory response in vascular disease. A Gly82→Ser polymorphi...

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Main Authors: Carroll, Lisa, Frazer, Ian H, Turner, Malcolm, Marwick, Thomas H, Thomas, Ranjeny
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1906817/