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C-reactive protein gene polymorphisms in biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis from Northwestern Spain.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Feb 2009
Palomino-Morales Rogelio, Vazquez-Rodriguez Tomas R, Miranda-Filloy Jose A, Martin Javier, Gonzalez-Gay Miguel A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the potential implication of several polymorphisms of the C-reactive protein (CRP) gene in the predisposition to or clinical expression of giant cell arteritis (GCA). METHODS: A total of 125 patients diagnosed with biopsy-proven GCA and 234 ethnically matched controls from the Lugo region of Northwestern Spain were included in our study. Four functional gene polymorphisms for CRP...
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