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Regulatory polymorphisms in extracellular matrix protease genes and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis: a case-control study.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2006
Rodriguez-Lopez Julio, Perez-Pampin Eva, Gomez-Reino Juan J, Gonzalez Antonio
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Many extracellular matrix (ECM) proteases seem to be important in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and regulation of their transcription levels is a critical mechanism for controlling their activity. We have investigated, therefore, whether the best-characterized single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) affecting transcription of the ECM proteases that have been related with joint pathology are associated with RA...
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