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Tumour necrosis factor alpha promoter polymorphisms and etanercept therapy in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Rheumatology international - 1 Feb 2007
Schmeling Heinrike, Horneff Gerd
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of TNF-alpha promoter alleles on clinical response to etanercept therapy in JIA. TNF-alpha promoter polymorphisms at positions -163, -238, -244, -308, -376 were determined in 137 JIA patients treated with etanercept for at least 3 months. A PCR fragment of about 500 bp of the TNF gene promoter was amplified. Polymorphisms were detected by a single...
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