An African ancestry-specific allele of CTLA4 confers protection against rheumatoid arthritis in African Americans

Authors

James M. Kelley, University of Alabama - BirminghamFollow
Laura B. Hughes, University of Alabama - BirminghamFollow
Jeffrey D. Faggard, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Maria I. Danila, University of Alabama - BirminghamFollow
Monica H. Crawford, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Yuanqing Edberg, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Miguel A. Padilla, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Hemant K. Tiwari, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Andrew O. Westfall, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Graciela S. Alarcon, University of Alabama - BirminghamFollow
Doyt L. Conn, Emory University
Beth L. Jonas, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Leigh F. Callahan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Edwin A. Smith, Medical University of South Carolina
Richard D. Brasington Jr., Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisFollow
David B. Allison, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Robert P. Kimberly, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Larry W. Moreland, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Jeffrey C. Edberg, University of Alabama - Birmingham
S. Louis Bridges Jr., University of Alabama - BirminghamFollow

Journal

PLoS Genetics

Publication Date

2009

Volume

5

Issue

3

Inclusive Pages

e1000424

Document Type

Open Access Publication

DOI

10.1371/journal.pgen.1000424

Rights and Permissions

Kelley JM, Hughes LB, Faggard JD, Danila MI, Crawford MH, et al. 2009 An African Ancestry-Specific Allele of CTLA4 Confers Protection against Rheumatoid Arthritis in African Americans. PLoS Genet 5(3): e1000424. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000424

Recommended Citation

Kelley, James M.; Hughes, Laura B.; Faggard, Jeffrey D.; Danila, Maria I.; Crawford, Monica H.; Edberg, Yuanqing; Padilla, Miguel A.; Tiwari, Hemant K.; Westfall, Andrew O.; Alarcon, Graciela S.; Conn, Doyt L.; Jonas, Beth L.; Callahan, Leigh F.; Smith, Edwin A.; Brasington, Richard D. Jr.; Allison, David B.; Kimberly, Robert P.; Moreland, Larry W.; Edberg, Jeffrey C.; and Bridges, S. Louis Jr., "An African ancestry-specific allele of CTLA4 confers protection against rheumatoid arthritis in African Americans." PLoS Genetics. 5, 3. e1000424. (2009).
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