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Association of macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene -173 G/C polymorphism with prognosis in Turkish children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatology international - 1 Jun 2006
Berdeli Afig, Ozyürek Arif Ruhi, Ulger Zülal, Gürses Dolunay, Levent Ertürk, Salar Koray, Gürpinar Ali Rahmi
Abstract excerpt
The objectives of this study were to determine genotypic and allelic frequencies of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene -173 G/C polymorphism in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and to evaluate the association of the MIF -173 C allele with the outcome of JRA. Genomic DNA was collected from 67 JRA patients and 153 healthy individuals. To evaluate the association of the MIF -173...
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