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No association between tumour necrosis factor receptor type 2 gene polymorphism and rheumatoid arthritis severity: a comparison of the extremes of phenotypes.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Oct 2004
van der Helm-van Mil A H M, Dieudé P, Schonkeren J J M, Cornélis F, Huizinga T W J
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OBJECTIVES: To assess the association between the tumour necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNFR2) 196 M/R single-nucleotide polymorphism and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) severity by taking advantage of the extremes of phenotype that exist in arthritis. METHODS: From the Leiden Early Arthritis Cohort (1700 patients), we selected patients who initially had the diagnosis of definite or probable RA according to the ACR...
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