INVESTIGATION OF THE FREQUENCY OF FC GAMMA RECEPTOR IIIA V/158/F GENE POLYMORPHISM AND COMPARISON OF CLINICAL AND LABORATORY FINDINGS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA)


Sedef A. M., DİNKÇİ S., ERKEN E.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.81, no.4, pp.139-144, 2018 (ESCI) identifier

Abstract

Objective: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic multisystem disease with unknown etiology that progressively affects peripheral joints. Receptors, which serve as links between humoral and cellular immune responses, recognize the Fc region of immunoglobulin G (FcR) and have become the focus of many research studies concerning the etiology and pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. This region displays extensive genetic variation, which has been associated with susceptibility to various chronic inflammatory disorders including RA. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of the Fc gamma RIIIA V158F genetic polymorphism and compare clinical and laboratory findings in RA.