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Interleukin-18-promoter polymorphisms are not relevant in rheumatoid arthritis.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jun 2005
Rueda B, González-Gay M A, Mataran L, López-Nevot M A, Martín J
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-18 (IL-18), a member of the IL-1 family, is known to play a relevant role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) physiopathology mainly by promoting the inflammatory response. The aim of this work was to investigate the possible implication of two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) [-607 A/C (rs1946518) and -137 G/C (rs187238)] within the IL-18-promoter region in RA predisposition and clinical course. A...
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