Association of BLK and BANK1 Polymorphisms and Interactions With Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Latin-American Population

Abstract

Our data suggest that both <i>BLK</i> and <i>BANK1</i> confer susceptibility to RA in Mexican patients. The individual association of <i>BANK1</i> rs1054857G/A with RA had not been previously reported in a particular population (except for pooled patients from several countries), therefore, our study presents the first evidence of association between this <i>BANK1</i> variant and RA.