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Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) gene polymorphisms in Italian patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Macchioni P, Boiardi L, Casali B, Nicoli D, Farnetti E, Salvarani C
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AIMS: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has a wide range of clinical expressions which probably reflects different genetic backgrounds. Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) plays an important role in the inflammatory synovial activity in RA. The aim of this study was to examine the potential associations of ICAM-1 gene polymorphisms with RA and its severity. METHODS: Seventy-eight seropositive Italian RA patients...
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