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Lack of association between TNF-308 polymorphism and the clinical and immunological characteristics of systemic lupus erythematosus and primary Sjögren's syndrome.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Tobón G J, Correa P A, Gomez L M, Anaya J-M
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the previously reported association of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) -308 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) with the clinical course and immunological features in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). METHODS: The studied group consisted of 113 consecutive SLE and 65 pSS patients. TNF -308 SNP was determined by the polymerase chain...
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