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Reduced folate carrier polymorphism determines methotrexate uptake by B cells and CD4+ T cells.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Apr 2008
Baslund B, Gregers J, Nielsen C H
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OBJECTIVE: To examine if polymorphism 80G --> A in the Reduced Folate Carrier (RFC) affects uptake of MTX in B- and CD4+ T-cells. METHODS: Mononuclear cells were isolated from peripheral blood of healthy persons. Real-time PCR was used to detect the RFC80 variants. FITC-labelled MTX was added to cells stimulated with Candida albicans or tetanus toxoid, and the uptake of MTX was measured by flow cytometry. A...
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