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IL-6 promoter polymorphism in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Pawlik A, Wrzesniewska J, Florczak M, Gawronska-Szklarz B, Herczynska M
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OBJECTIVE: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease in which cytokines play an important role. The aim of the present study was to examine the interleukin-6 (IL-6) -174 promoter polymorphism in patients with RA and its association with disease susceptibility and activity. METHODS: The study included 98 patients with RA diagnosed according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology....
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