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Association of IL1A gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to and severity of systemic sclerosis in the Japanese population.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jan 2003
Kawaguchi Yasushi, Tochimoto Akiko, Ichikawa Naomi, Harigai Masayoshi, Hara Masako, Kotake Shigeru, Kitamura Yutaka, Kamatani Naoyuki
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the frequencies of haplotypes of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the IL1A gene (at -889, +4729, and +4845) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and in healthy control subjects, and to determine whether the IL1A gene haplotype is associated with SSc susceptibility or disease severity. METHODS: We studied 60 patients with SSc (34 with diffuse cutaneous SSc and 26 with limited...
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