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Transforming growth factor beta1 gene polymorphism in rheumatoid arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Sept 2002
Sugiura Y, Niimi T, Sato S, Yoshinouchi T, Banno S, Naniwa T, Maeda H, Shimizu S, Ueda R
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OBJECTIVE: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease and synovial cells, antigen presenting cells, lymphocytes, and their cytokines might be associated with the disease. Transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFbeta1) has been reported to have important roles in unresolved inflammat...
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