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Association between the aggrecan gene and rheumatoid arthritis.

The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Dec 2008

de Souza Thais B, Mentz Elisa F, Brenol Claiton V, Xavier Ricardo M, Brenol João C T, Chies José A, Simon Daniel

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OBJECTIVE: Genetic and environmental factors seem to be involved in the onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We analyzed whether a variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) polymorphism in the aggrecan gene was associated to RA. METHODS: The study population comprised 170 European-derived Brazilian...

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PMID: 19004047
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.071326

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