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IL-6 receptor, IL-8 receptor and TNF-alpha238 (G/A) polymorphisms are not associated with Behçet's disease in patients of German or Turkish origin.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Storz K, Löffler J, Koch S, Vonthein R, Zouboulis C C, Fresko I, Yazici H, Kötter I
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of polymorphisms of the IL-6 receptor gene (+24013A/G:Ala31Ala; +48892 A/C:Asp358Ala), the IL-8 receptor gene (+2607G/C:Ser/Thr IL-8RA), and TNF-alpha 238 (G/A) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) with Behçet's disease in patients of German or Turkish origin. METHODS: DNA was extracted from blood samples taken from patients in Germany (n=93) and Turkey (n=28), as well as from...
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