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Glutathione S-transferase M1, T1, and P1 gene polymorphisms and carotid atherosclerosis in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatology international - 1 May 2004
Park Jae-Hong, El-Sohemy Ahmed, Cornelis Marilyn C, Kim Hyun-Ah, Kim Shin-Yoon, Bae Sang-Cheol
Abstract excerpt
We assessed the contribution of genetic polymorphisms of glutathione S-transferase M1 ( GSTM1), T1 ( GSTT1), and P1 ( GSTP1, Ile105Val) to carotid atherosclerosis in 40 postmenopausal rheumatoid arthritic (RA) women without histories of smoking. We measured mean intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaque of the common carotid arteries by ultrasonography and evaluated relationships among the known risk factors for...
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