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Association between interleukin 1 polymorphisms and rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility: a metaanalysis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jan 2009
Lee Young Ho, Ji Jong Dae, Song Gwan Gyu
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether interleukin 1 (IL-1) polymorphisms confer susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: We conducted metaanalyses on associations between IL-1 polymorphisms and RA susceptibility, using fixed or random effects models. RESULTS: A total of 18 separate comparisons were made using 10 European, 7 Asian, and 1 Latin American population samples. Metaanalysis of the IL-1B+3954 CC...
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