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Combining effects of polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor alpha 5'-flanking region and HLA-DRB1 on radiological progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Modern rheumatology - 1 Jan 2009
Ichikawa Naomi, Kotake Shigeru, Hakoda Masayuki, Higami Kenshi, Kawasaki Aya, Furuya Takefumi, Nanke Yuki, Tsuchiya Naoyuki, Tokunaga Katsushi, Kamatani Naoyuki
Abstract excerpt
We examined whether polymorphisms upstream of the TNF-alpha gene (TNFA) were associated with the radiological progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). One hundred and twenty-three patients with early RA (disease duration <1 year) were enrolled in a prospective follow-up study. The laboratory fin...
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