Article
Interleukin-10 promoter polymorphisms in giant cell arteritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Dec 2006
Boiardi Luigi, Casali Bruno, Farnetti Enrico, Pipitone Nicolò, Nicoli Davide, Macchioni PierLuigi, Cimino Luca, Bajocchi GianLuigi, Catanoso Maria Grazia, Pattacini Laura, Salvarani Carlo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate potential associations between interleukin-10 (IL-10) promoter polymorphisms and susceptibility to, and clinical features of, giant cell arteritis (GCA). METHODS: A total of 140 patients with biopsy-proven GCA who were residents of Reggio Emilia, Italy, and 200 population-based controls from the same geographic area were genotyped for promoter polymorphisms of the IL-10 gene, by...
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