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Association of transforming growth factor beta1 gene polymorphism with rheumatoid arthritis in a Turkish population.
Joint bone spine - 1 Jan 2009
Alayli Gamze, Kara Nurten, Tander Berna, Canturk Ferhan, Gunes Sezgin, Bagci Hasan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Cytokine genes play important roles in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In RA, the plasma and synovial fluid levels of transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFbeta1) have been shown to be raised. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the TGFbeta1...
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