title: Polymorphic alleles in exon 1 of the CTLA4 gene do not predict the response to abatacept.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, G. Martino University Hospital of Messina, Italy. talotta.rossella@hsacco.it.
authors.forename: Rossella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Talotta
authors.forename: Gian Luca
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Bagnato
authors.forename: Fabiola
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Atzeni
authors.forename: Maria Chiara
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Ditto
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bitto
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Squadrito
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lo Gullo
authors.forename: Piercarlo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sarzi-Puttini
authors.forename: Gian Filippo
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Bagnato
mesh_terms: D000069594:Abatacept; D000328:Adult; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D060908:CTLA-4 Antigen / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000235:genetics*; D005091:Exons; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D018796:Immunoconjugates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D060908:CTLA-4 Antigen; C556706:CTLA4 protein, human; D018796:Immunoconjugates; D000069594:Abatacept