Galectin-9 gene (LGALS9) polymorphisms are associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Brazilian patients

Kamila de Melo Vilar; Michelly Cristiny Pereira; Andrea Tavares Dantas; Moacyr Jesus Barreto de Melo Rêgo; Ivan da Rocha Pitta; Ângela Luzia Branco Pinto Duarte; Maira Galdino da Rocha Pitta

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0223191

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Galectin-9 gene (LGALS9) polymorphisms are associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Brazilian patients

Kamila de Melo Vilar,

Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunomodulation and New Therapeutic Approaches (LINAT), Suely-Galdino Therapeutic Innovation Research Center (NUPIT-SG), Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Michelly Cristiny Pereira,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunomodulation and New Therapeutic Approaches (LINAT), Suely-Galdino Therapeutic Innovation Research Center (NUPIT-SG), Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1672-8202

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Andrea Tavares Dantas,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis

Affiliations Laboratory of Immunomodulation and New Therapeutic Approaches (LINAT), Suely-Galdino Therapeutic Innovation Research Center (NUPIT-SG), Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, Rheumatology Service, Clinical Hospital, UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Moacyr Jesus Barreto de Melo Rêgo,

Roles Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunomodulation and New Therapeutic Approaches (LINAT), Suely-Galdino Therapeutic Innovation Research Center (NUPIT-SG), Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Ivan da Rocha Pitta,

Roles Funding acquisition, Supervision

Affiliation Laboratory for Planning and Synthesis of Drugs (LPSF) of the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Ângela Luzia Branco Pinto Duarte,

Roles Formal analysis, Project administration

Affiliation Rheumatology Service, Clinical Hospital, UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Maira Galdino da Rocha Pitta

Roles Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: mgrpitta@gmail.com

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunomodulation and New Therapeutic Approaches (LINAT), Suely-Galdino Therapeutic Innovation Research Center (NUPIT-SG), Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Galectin-9 gene (LGALS9) polymorphisms are associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Brazilian patients

Kamila de Melo Vilar,
Michelly Cristiny Pereira,
Andrea Tavares Dantas,
Moacyr Jesus Barreto de Melo Rêgo,
Ivan da Rocha Pitta,
Ângela Luzia Branco Pinto Duarte,
Maira Galdino da Rocha Pitta

Published: October 10, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223191

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