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Anemia in rheumatoid arthritis: association with polymorphism in the tumor necrosis factor receptor I and II genes.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Sept 2005
Glossop John R, Dawes Peter T, Hassell Andrew B, Mattey Derek L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether polymorphisms in the tumor necrosis factor receptor I (TNFRSF1A) and receptor II (TNFRSF1B) genes are associated with the anemia observed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: We studied a group of Caucasian patients (n = 160) with established RA on whom longitudinal data of hemoglobin (Hb) levels over 5 years were recorded. A second group of patients (n = 102) with early RA was...
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