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Replication of European Rheumatoid Arthritis Loci in a Pakistani Population
Syed Fazal Jalil, Attya Bhatti, F. Yesim Demirci, Xingbin Wang, Iltaf Ahmed, Mushtaq Ahmed, M. Michael Barmada, Javaid M. Malik, Peter John and M. Ilyas Kamboh
The Journal of Rheumatology February 2013, jrheum.121050; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.121050
Syed Fazal Jalil
From the Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan; and Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and by US National Institutes of Health grant HL092397. S.F. Jalil, MS, PhD Student; A. Bhatti, PhD; I. Ahmed, MS, PhD Student; P. John, PhD, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science and Technology; F.Y. Demirci, MD; X. Wang, PhD; M.M. Barmada, PhD; M.I. Kamboh, PhD, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh; M. Ahmed, MD, Rheumatology Unit, Rawalpindi Military Hospital; J.M. Malik, MD, Rahmat Noor Clinic and Arthritis Research Center, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Address correspondence to Prof. M.I. Kamboh, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. E-mail: kamboh@pitt.edu Accepted for publication December 4, 2012.
Attya Bhatti
From the Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan; and Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and by US National Institutes of Health grant HL092397. S.F. Jalil, MS, PhD Student; A. Bhatti, PhD; I. Ahmed, MS, PhD Student; P. John, PhD, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science and Technology; F.Y. Demirci, MD; X. Wang, PhD; M.M. Barmada, PhD; M.I. Kamboh, PhD, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh; M. Ahmed, MD, Rheumatology Unit, Rawalpindi Military Hospital; J.M. Malik, MD, Rahmat Noor Clinic and Arthritis Research Center, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Address correspondence to Prof. M.I. Kamboh, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. E-mail: kamboh@pitt.edu Accepted for publication December 4, 2012.
F. Yesim Demirci
From the Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan; and Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and by US National Institutes of Health grant HL092397. S.F. Jalil, MS, PhD Student; A. Bhatti, PhD; I. Ahmed, MS, PhD Student; P. John, PhD, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science and Technology; F.Y. Demirci, MD; X. Wang, PhD; M.M. Barmada, PhD; M.I. Kamboh, PhD, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh; M. Ahmed, MD, Rheumatology Unit, Rawalpindi Military Hospital; J.M. Malik, MD, Rahmat Noor Clinic and Arthritis Research Center, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Address correspondence to Prof. M.I. Kamboh, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. E-mail: kamboh@pitt.edu Accepted for publication December 4, 2012.
Xingbin Wang
From the Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan; and Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and by US National Institutes of Health grant HL092397. S.F. Jalil, MS, PhD Student; A. Bhatti, PhD; I. Ahmed, MS, PhD Student; P. John, PhD, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science and Technology; F.Y. Demirci, MD; X. Wang, PhD; M.M. Barmada, PhD; M.I. Kamboh, PhD, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh; M. Ahmed, MD, Rheumatology Unit, Rawalpindi Military Hospital; J.M. Malik, MD, Rahmat Noor Clinic and Arthritis Research Center, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Address correspondence to Prof. M.I. Kamboh, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. E-mail: kamboh@pitt.edu Accepted for publication December 4, 2012.
Iltaf Ahmed
From the Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan; and Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and by US National Institutes of Health grant HL092397. S.F. Jalil, MS, PhD Student; A. Bhatti, PhD; I. Ahmed, MS, PhD Student; P. John, PhD, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science and Technology; F.Y. Demirci, MD; X. Wang, PhD; M.M. Barmada, PhD; M.I. Kamboh, PhD, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh; M. Ahmed, MD, Rheumatology Unit, Rawalpindi Military Hospital; J.M. Malik, MD, Rahmat Noor Clinic and Arthritis Research Center, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Address correspondence to Prof. M.I. Kamboh, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. E-mail: kamboh@pitt.edu Accepted for publication December 4, 2012.
Mushtaq Ahmed
From the Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan; and Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and by US National Institutes of Health grant HL092397. S.F. Jalil, MS, PhD Student; A. Bhatti, PhD; I. Ahmed, MS, PhD Student; P. John, PhD, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science and Technology; F.Y. Demirci, MD; X. Wang, PhD; M.M. Barmada, PhD; M.I. Kamboh, PhD, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh; M. Ahmed, MD, Rheumatology Unit, Rawalpindi Military Hospital; J.M. Malik, MD, Rahmat Noor Clinic and Arthritis Research Center, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Address correspondence to Prof. M.I. Kamboh, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. E-mail: kamboh@pitt.edu Accepted for publication December 4, 2012.
M. Michael Barmada
From the Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan; and Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and by US National Institutes of Health grant HL092397. S.F. Jalil, MS, PhD Student; A. Bhatti, PhD; I. Ahmed, MS, PhD Student; P. John, PhD, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science and Technology; F.Y. Demirci, MD; X. Wang, PhD; M.M. Barmada, PhD; M.I. Kamboh, PhD, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh; M. Ahmed, MD, Rheumatology Unit, Rawalpindi Military Hospital; J.M. Malik, MD, Rahmat Noor Clinic and Arthritis Research Center, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Address correspondence to Prof. M.I. Kamboh, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. E-mail: kamboh@pitt.edu Accepted for publication December 4, 2012.
Javaid M. Malik
From the Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan; and Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and by US National Institutes of Health grant HL092397. S.F. Jalil, MS, PhD Student; A. Bhatti, PhD; I. Ahmed, MS, PhD Student; P. John, PhD, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science and Technology; F.Y. Demirci, MD; X. Wang, PhD; M.M. Barmada, PhD; M.I. Kamboh, PhD, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh; M. Ahmed, MD, Rheumatology Unit, Rawalpindi Military Hospital; J.M. Malik, MD, Rahmat Noor Clinic and Arthritis Research Center, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Address correspondence to Prof. M.I. Kamboh, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. E-mail: kamboh@pitt.edu Accepted for publication December 4, 2012.
Peter John
From the Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan; and Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and by US National Institutes of Health grant HL092397. S.F. Jalil, MS, PhD Student; A. Bhatti, PhD; I. Ahmed, MS, PhD Student; P. John, PhD, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science and Technology; F.Y. Demirci, MD; X. Wang, PhD; M.M. Barmada, PhD; M.I. Kamboh, PhD, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh; M. Ahmed, MD, Rheumatology Unit, Rawalpindi Military Hospital; J.M. Malik, MD, Rahmat Noor Clinic and Arthritis Research Center, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Address correspondence to Prof. M.I. Kamboh, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. E-mail: kamboh@pitt.edu Accepted for publication December 4, 2012.
M. Ilyas Kamboh
From the Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan; and Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and by US National Institutes of Health grant HL092397. S.F. Jalil, MS, PhD Student; A. Bhatti, PhD; I. Ahmed, MS, PhD Student; P. John, PhD, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science and Technology; F.Y. Demirci, MD; X. Wang, PhD; M.M. Barmada, PhD; M.I. Kamboh, PhD, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh; M. Ahmed, MD, Rheumatology Unit, Rawalpindi Military Hospital; J.M. Malik, MD, Rahmat Noor Clinic and Arthritis Research Center, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Address correspondence to Prof. M.I. Kamboh, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. E-mail: kamboh@pitt.edu Accepted for publication December 4, 2012.
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The Journal of Rheumatology
Vol. 51, Issue 4
1 Apr 2024
Replication of European Rheumatoid Arthritis Loci in a Pakistani Population
Syed Fazal Jalil, Attya Bhatti, F. Yesim Demirci, Xingbin Wang, Iltaf Ahmed, Mushtaq Ahmed, M. Michael Barmada, Javaid M. Malik, Peter John, M. Ilyas Kamboh
The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2013, jrheum.121050; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.121050
Replication of European Rheumatoid Arthritis Loci in a Pakistani Population
Syed Fazal Jalil, Attya Bhatti, F. Yesim Demirci, Xingbin Wang, Iltaf Ahmed, Mushtaq Ahmed, M. Michael Barmada, Javaid M. Malik, Peter John, M. Ilyas Kamboh
The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2013, jrheum.121050; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.121050