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The therapeutic response to D-penicillamine in rheumatoid arthritis: influence of glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Jan 1999
Layton M A, Jones P W, Alldersea J E, Strange R C, Fryer A A, Dawes P T, Mattey D L
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether the therapeutic response of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients to D-penicillamine is associated with polymorphisms in genes of the glutathione S-transferase (GST) supergene family. METHODS: Disease activity in 81 patients with RA treated with D-penicillamine monotherapy was assessed using the Stoke Index, a validated index of disease activity, prior to treatment and at 6 months....
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