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Association of interleukin-1 genetic polymorphisms with the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in Chinese population.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Jan 2007
You Chong-ge, Li Jian-feng, Xie Xiao-dong, Zhu Yan, Li Pei-qiang, Chen Yi-rong
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies suggest that a variable number of tandem repeats polymorphism in the second intron of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene and two single nucleotide polymorphisms at positions -511 and +3954 of the interleukin-1beta (IL-1B) gene are associated with an increased risk of autoimmune diseases. In the present study, we evaluated associations between these genetic factors and an...
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