Association between rheumatoid arthritis and polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor receptor II, but not tumor necrosis factor receptor I, in Caucasians

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OBJECTIVE: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a powerful mediator of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In vivo, its acute effects are limited by binding to soluble receptors (TNFR), suggesting that TNFR genes could be important candidate risk factors. The present study was undertaken to investigate association of polymorphisms of TNFRI and TNFRII with RA in subjects in the UK. METHODS: Unrelated Caucasian RA...

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