Association of autoimmunity to peptidyl
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Michelle L. Harris; Erika Darrah; Gordon K. Lam; Susan J. Bartlett; Jon T. Giles
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## Objective Protein citrullination is an important posttranslational modification recognized by rheumatoid arthritis (RA)โspecific autoantibodies. One of the citrullinating enzymes, peptidyl arginine deiminase type 4 (PADโ4), is genetically associated with development of RA in some po