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RANTES promoter polymorphism as a genetic risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis in the Chinese.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Wang C-R, Guo H-R, Liu M-F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: There is increasing evidence suggesting a role of RANTES in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and we evaluated the possible effect of RANTES gene on the susceptibility to RA in Chinese patients. METHODS: We examined the polymorphisms at the promoter positions -28 and -403 of this gene in 151 Chinese RA patients and 149 ethnically matched healthy controls. RESULTS: The genotypic frequencies...
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