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TNFalpha-308A allele in juvenile dermatomyositis: association with increased production of tumor necrosis factor alpha, disease duration, and pathologic calcifications.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Oct 2000
Pachman L M, Liotta-Davis M R, Hong D K, Kinsella T R, Mendez E P, Kinder J M, Chen E H
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OBJECTIVE: To characterize the association between the TNFalpha-308A allele and 1) duration of active disease, 2) peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) synthesis of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) in vitro, and 3) pathologic calcifications in patients with juvenile dermatomyositis (DM)....
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