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Cytokine (IL-6) and chemokine (IL-8) gene polymorphisms among rheumatoid arthritis patients in Taiwan.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Lo S-F, Huang C-M, Lin H-C, Chen W-C, Tsai C-H, Tsai F-J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The involvement of cytokines and chemokines in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is well studied; however, the genetic bases behind this is not well understood. The aim of this study was to examine whether -572 G/C polymorphism in the IL-6 gene and 2767 A/G polymorphism in the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) of the IL-8 gene are associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: We enrolled...
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