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Lack of association of tumor necrosis factor alpha gene polymorphism in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in central Taiwan.
Rheumatology international - 1 Jul 2003
Lo Sui-Foo, Huang Chung-Ming, Wu Mei-Chen, Wu Jer-Yuarn, Tsai Fuu-Jen
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the association of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) gene promoter polymorphisms in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in central Taiwan. A total of 106 RA patients and 253 normal controls were studied. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based restriction analysis was used to identify A/G polymorphism at position 308 in the promoter region of the TNFalpha,...
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