Article
Interleukin-1 gene polymorphism disease activity and bone mineral metabolism in rheumatoid arthritis.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Jan 2002
Zhang Xiao, Llamado L, Pillay I, Price P, Will R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether interleukin-1 alpha and 1 beta gene polymorphism is associated with rheumatoid arthritis disease activity and bone mineral metabolism, and whether there is any relationship between IL-1 beta and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) motif gene. METHODS: IL-1 gene polymorphisms were analyzed in 65 RA patients who met American College of Radiology (ACR) criteria and 60 controls. From genomic...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
