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Cytokine gene polymorphisms as risk and severity factors for juvenile dermatomyositis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Dec 2008
Mamyrova Gulnara, O'Hanlon Terrance P, Sillers Laura, Malley Karen, James-Newton Laura, Parks Christina G, Cooper Glinda S, Pandey Janardan P, Miller Frederick W, Rider Lisa G
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OBJECTIVE: To study tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) and interleukin-1 (IL-1) cytokine polymorphisms as possible risk and protective factors, define their relative importance, and examine these as severity factors in patients with juvenile dermatomyositis (DM). METHODS: TNFalpha and IL-1 cy...
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