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Susceptibility for and clinical manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis are associated with polymorphisms of the TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-1Ra genes.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Feb 2002
Cvetkovic Jasmina Trifunovic, Wallberg-Jonsson Solveig, Stegmayr Birgitta, Rantapaa-Dahlqvist Solbritt, Lefvert Ann Kari
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the association of genetic polymorphisms of pro-inflammatory cytokines with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in comparison with healthy controls from Northern Sweden and the potential contribution of these genetic variants for disease severity and development of cardiovascular complications. METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction amplification was used for analysis of TaqI restriction fragment length...
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