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The influence of a polymorphism at position -857 of the tumour necrosis factor alpha gene on clinical response to etanercept therapy in rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Apr 2005
Kang C P, Lee K W, Yoo D H, Kang C, Bae S C
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OBJECTIVES: We aimed to test whether polymorphisms in the etanercept target genes TNFA and LTA are associated with clinical responses to etanercept therapy in RA patients. METHODS: Clinical responses of 70 patients treated with etanercept were determined according to the ACR criteria. We genotyped 13 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within TNFA and LTA and tested whether they influenced the responses to 12...
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