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Mutation screening of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene: positive association of a functional polymorphism of macrophage migration inhibitory factor with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Sept 2002
Donn Rachelle, Alourfi Zaynab, De Benedetti Fabrizio, Meazza Cristina, Zeggini Eleftheria, Lunt Mark, Stevens Adam, Shelley Emma, Lamb Rebecca, Ollier William E R, Thomson Wendy, Ray David
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OBJECTIVE: To determine if polymorphisms of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene are associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS: Denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography was used to screen the MIF gene in 32 UK Caucasian controls and 88 UK Caucasian JIA...
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