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SLC22A4 polymorphism and rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility: a replication study in a Japanese population and a metaanalysis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Sept 2008
Okada Yukinori, Mori Mikako, Yamada Ryo, Suzuki Akari, Kobayashi Kyoko, Kubo Michiaki, Nakamura Yusuke, Yamamoto Kazuhiko
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The SLC22A4 polymorphisms slc2F1 (rs2073838) and slc2F2 (rs3792876) are reported to be associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Japanese, but the associations have not been replicated. We assessed the RA susceptibility of slc2F1/F2 polymorphisms. METHODS: We conducted a metaanalysis for slc2F1/F2 polymorphisms to RA susceptibility, which included the replication study of an independent Japanese...
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