NFKB1 and IKK Epsilon in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic and auto-immune disorder whose primary characteristic is the chronic inflammation of joints. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether there was an association between the NF-KB1/IKK epsilon genetic expression and the clinical activity in RA. 60 RA patients were included in the study, 30 with clinical activity and 30 with clinical remission The NF-KB1/IKK epsilon genetic expression was performed by real time quantitative Polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) through the Pfaffl method of relative quantification with Taqman probes.