... below 0.8, and this may represent a studylimitation.Despite its association with RA in Caucasian populations, an association of the ITGAV gene with RA patients in theJapanese was not observed. ... Cheresh DA: The role of alphav integrins duringangiogenesis: insights into potential mechanisms of action and clinical development. J Clin Invest 1999, 103:1227-1230.4. Osorio YFJ, Bukulmez H, ... T, Ikari K, Inoue E, Toyama Y, Hara M, Yamanaka H,Tomatsu T, Momohara S, Kamatani N: Failure to confirm associ-ation between PDCD1 polymorphisms and rheumatoid arthri-tis in a Japanese population....