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Interleukin-1beta gene polymorphisms in Taiwanese patients with gout.
Rheumatology international - 1 Apr 2005
Chen Man-Ling, Huang Chung-Ming, Tsai Chang-Hai, Tsai Fuu-Jen
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to examine whether interleukin-1 beta (IL-1beta) promoter and exon 5 gene polymorphisms are markers of susceptibility or clinical manifestations in Taiwanese patients with gout. The study included 196 patients in addition to 103 unrelated healthy control subjects living in central Taiwan. From genomic DNA, polymorphisms of the gene for IL-1beta promoter and IL-1beta exon 5 were...
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