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Tumour necrosis factor-alpha polymorphism and the HLA-Cw*0602 allele in psoriatic arthritis.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 May 2002
Al-Heresh A M, Proctor J, Jones S M, Dixey J, Cox B, Welsh K, McHugh N
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate polymorphisms in the genes for tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFA), interleukin 10 (IL10) and tumour necrosis factor receptor II (TNFRII) in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and their relationship to the HLA-Cw*0602 allele and to the ages at onset of psoriasis and arthritis and the pattern of joint involvement. METHODS: One hundred and twenty-four well-characterized patients with...
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