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Tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 M196R polymorphism in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: relationship with sTNFR2 levels and clinical features.
Rheumatology international - 1 Nov 2006
Oregón-Romero Edith, Vázquez-Del Mercado Mónica, Navarro-Hernández Rosa Elena, Torres-Carrillo Norma, Martínez-Bonilla Gloria, Estrada-García Iris, Rangel-Villalobos Héctor, Muñoz-Valle José Francisco
Abstract excerpt
We investigate the clinical association of tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNFR2) M196R polymorphism with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and knee osteoarthritis (OA). Acute phase reactants, lipid profile, sTNFR2 levels, disease activity-disability indexes, and TNFR2 M196R polymorphism were analyzed in 50 RA, 50 knee OA patients, and 120 healthy subjects (HS). The M/M genotype frequency was 0.74 (RA), 0.80 (OA), and...
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