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TGF-beta1 polymorphism determines the progression of joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis.
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology - 1 Jan 2004
Kim S Y, Han S W, Kim G W, Lee J M, Kang Y M
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to analyse whether they can affect the progression of radiographic severity. METHODS: A total of 143 RA patients and 148 healthy unrelated controls were tested for the TGF-beta1 polymorphisms using polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length...
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