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Evaluation of a new Apo-1/Fas promoter polymorphism in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus patients.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Jul 1999
Huang Q R, Danis V, Lassere M, Edmonds J, Manolios N
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OBJECTIVE: We looked for an association between the MvaI polymorphism, a recently reported polymorphism on the promoter of the Apo-1/Fas gene, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. METHODS: Two cohorts of Caucasian RA patients (total number = 185) and one cohort of SLE patients (n = 103) were studied. The MvaI polymorphism was typed by polymerase chain reaction and...
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