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The MHC2TA -168A>G gene polymorphism is not associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Austrian patients.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2006
Yazdani-Biuki Babak, Brickmann Kerstin, Wohlfahrt Klaus, Mueller Thomas, März Winfried, Renner Wilfried, Gutjahr Manuela, Langsenlehner Uwe, Krippl Peter, Wascher Thomas C, Paulweber Bernhard, Graninger Winfried, Brezinschek Hans-Peter
Abstract excerpt
An association between susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and a common -168A>G polymorphism in the MHC2TA gene with differential major histocompatibility complex (MHC) II molecule expression was recently reported in a Swedish population. The objective of the present study was to replicate this finding by examining the -168A>G polymorphism in an Austrian case-control study. Three hundred and sixty-two...
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