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IL-6 promoter polymorphisms in rheumatoid arthritis.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jun 2000
Pascual M, Nieto A, Matarán L, Balsa A, Pascual-Salcedo D, Martín J
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the possible association between the IL-6 promoter polymorphisms, at positions -622 and -174, and susceptiblity to, and/or outcome of, rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A total of 163 patients with RA and 157 healthy controls were genotyped for IL-6 using a PCR-RFLP method. The -622 and -174 alleles were in complete linkage disequilibrium. No difference was observed in the distribution of IL-6 promoter...
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