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Association of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica with different tumor necrosis factor microsatellite polymorphisms.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Aug 2000
Mattey D L, Hajeer A H, Dababneh A, Thomson W, González-Gay M A, García-Porrúa C, Ollier W E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are associated with different tumor necrosis factor (TNF) microsatellite polymorphisms. METHODS: Typing of TNF microsatellite polymorphisms was carried out by molecular-based techniques on DNA obtained from a population sample of residents from Lugo, northwestern Spain. A case-control approach was used to compare 136...
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