W. Thomson

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Association between the PTPN22 gene and rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis in a UK population: further support that PTPN22 is an autoimmunity gene.
OBJECTIVE The protein tyrosine phosphatase N22 (PTPN22) gene exhibits regulatory activities for both T cells and B cells. A missense single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) within this gene (rs2476601)… Expand
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Mutation screening of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene: positive association of a functional polymorphism of macrophage migration inhibitory factor with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
OBJECTIVE To determine if polymorphisms of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene are associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS Denaturing high-performance liquid… Expand
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Absence of rheumatoid arthritis in a rural Nigerian population.
A 2-stage population screening survey of 2,000 inhabitants of 2 rural townships in southern Nigeria was undertaken. No case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was discovered in those responding, although 3… Expand
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to but not severity of inflammatory polyarthritis
The aim of the study was to investigate whether polymorphisms of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) determine susceptibility to or severity of inflammatory polyarthritis (IP). Genotypes for… Expand
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Sequence analysis of MHC DRB alleles in domestic cats from the United Kingdom
Abstract. The DRB gene of the domestic cat MHC appears to be highly polymorphic, with 71 alleles provisionally reported, based on exon 2 sequence. However, these alleles were reported prior to the… Expand
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Association of the HLA–DRB1 gene with premature death, particularly from cardiovascular disease, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory polyarthritis
Objective To examine the role of the variants of the PTPN22 and HLA–DRB1 genes as predictors of mortality in inflammatory polyarthritis (IP) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Patients were… Expand
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A functional promoter haplotype of macrophage migration inhibitory factor is linked and associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
OBJECTIVE To establish linkage and replicate the association of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS Three hundred twenty-one Caucasian… Expand
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Susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis in the domestic dog is associated with MHC class II polymorphism
Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a disease of dogs, humans and other animals caused by the intracellular macrophage parasite Leishmania infantum. We examined the relationship between DLA class… Expand
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene polymorphism is associated with sarcoidosis in biopsy proven erythema nodosum.
OBJECTIVE To assess whether polymorphism of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene at the position -173 is implicated in the development of sarcoidosis. METHODS Twenty-eight patients… Expand
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The shared epitope hypothesis in rheumatoid arthritis: evaluation of alternative classification criteria in a large UK Caucasian cohort.
OBJECTIVE Many classification systems for the HLA-DRB1 allelic association with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been reported, but few have been validated in additional populations. We sought to… Expand
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