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The association of rheumatoid arthritis with glucose- 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency—results from a case-control study.

G6PD and Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Published: June 29, 2024
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, autoimmunity, oxidative stress, inflammation, connective tissue-diseases

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Maria Pina Dore
mpdore@uniss.it
Maria Pina Dore, Clinica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Viale San Pietro, Sassari, Italy (e-mail: ti.ssinu@erodpm, Italy.
Giovanni Mario Pes
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3265-2823
Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia e Farmacia, University of Sassari, Italy, Italy.
Sandro Mereu
Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia e Farmacia, University of Sassari, Italy, Italy.
Jessica Piroddu
Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia e Farmacia, University of Sassari, Italy, Italy.
Lorenzo Cavagna
Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy, Italy.
Gian Luca Erre
Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia e Farmacia, University of Sassari, Italy, Italy.

Carriers of G6PD deficiency were at an increased risk of RA. This finding opens new windows to better understanding the RA pathogenesis.

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“The association of rheumatoid arthritis with glucose- 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency—results from a case-control study.: G6PD and Rheumatoid Arthritis” (2024) Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 16(1), p. e2024056. doi:10.4084/MJHID.2024.056.
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