Associations between APOE Genotypes and Disease Susceptibility, Joint Damage and Lipid Levels in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Marthe T. Maehlen; Sella A. Provan; Diederik P. C. de Rooy; Annette H. M. van der Helm - van Mil; Annemarie Krabben; Tore Saxne; Elisabet Lindqvist; Anne Grete Semb; Till Uhlig; Désirée van der Heijde; Inger Lise Mero; Inge C. Olsen; Tore K. Kvien; Benedicte A. Lie

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060970

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Associations between APOE Genotypes and Disease Susceptibility, Joint Damage and Lipid Levels in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Marthe T. Maehlen ,

* E-mail: marthemaehlen@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Medical Genetics, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Sella A. Provan,

Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Diederik P. C. de Rooy,

Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Annette H. M. van der Helm - van Mil,

Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Annemarie Krabben,

Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Tore Saxne,

Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Elisabet Lindqvist,

Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Anne Grete Semb,

Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Till Uhlig,

Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Désirée van der Heijde,

Affiliations Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Inger Lise Mero,

Affiliations Department of Medical Genetics, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway, Department of Neurology, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
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Inge C. Olsen,

Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Tore K. Kvien,

Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Benedicte A. Lie

Affiliation Department of Medical Genetics, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
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Associations between APOE Genotypes and Disease Susceptibility, Joint Damage and Lipid Levels in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Marthe T. Maehlen,
Sella A. Provan,
Diederik P. C. de Rooy,
Annette H. M. van der Helm - van Mil,
Annemarie Krabben,
Tore Saxne,
Elisabet Lindqvist,
Anne Grete Semb,
Till Uhlig,
Désirée van der Heijde

Published: April 17, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060970

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