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Common interleukin-6 promoter variants associate with the more severe forms of distal interphalangeal osteoarthritis.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2008
Kämäräinen Olli-Pekka, Solovieva Svetlana, Vehmas Tapio, Luoma Katariina, Riihimäki Hilkka, Ala-Kokko Leena, Männikkö Minna, Leino-Arjas Päivi
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INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship of the IL-6 promoter variants G-597A, G-572C and G-174C (rs1800797, rs1800796 and rs1800795, respectively), which have been shown to affect both the transcription and secretion of IL-6, to symptomatic distal interphalan...
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