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Lack of association between -384 and 114 IL-2 gene polymorphisms and rheumatoid arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Mar 2003
Fedetz Maria, Matesanz Fuencisla, Cáliz Rafael, Ferrer Miguel Angel, Collado Maria Dolores, Alcina Antonio, Martín Javier
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of 2 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) at positions -384 and 114 in the human interleukin 2 (IL-2) gene with susceptibility to and severity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: Genotyping for these IL-2 variants was performed by a polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism method in 174 RA patients and 153 control individuals. RESULTS: No...
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