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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene polymorphism is associated with sarcoidosis in biopsy proven erythema nodosum.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Aug 2002
Amoli Mahsa M, Donn Rachelle P, Thomson Wendy, Hajeer Ali H, Garcia-Porrua Carlos, Lueiro Mercedes, Ollier William E R, Gonzalez-Gay Miguel A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether polymorphism of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene at the position -173 is implicated in the development of sarcoidosis. METHODS: Twenty-eight patients with biopsy proven erythema nodosum (EN) associated with sarcoidosis, 70 patients with biopsy proven EN related to other etiologies, and 122 healthy matched controls from the Lugo region of Northwest Spain were...
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