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Tristetraprolin (TTP) gene polymorphisms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and healthy individuals.
Modern rheumatology - 1 Jan 2008
Suzuki Takeshi, Tsutsumi Akito, Suzuki Hiroyuki, Suzuki Eiji, Sugihara Makoto, Muraki Yoshifumi, Hayashi Taichi, Chino Yusuke, Goto Daisuke, Matsumoto Isao, Ito Satoshi, Miyazawa Keiji, Sumida Takayuki
Abstract excerpt
Tristetraprolin (TTP) is an intracellular protein that modulates the production of cytokines, including TNFalpha, by binding to and destabilizing the mRNAs of these cytokines. Therefore, differences in TTP gene expression may affect the severity of inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We searched for polymorphisms in the human TTP gene and for this purpose, we sequenced the entire TTP gene in...
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