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Association of polymorphisms in interferon regulatory factor 5 gene with rheumatoid arthritis: a metaanalysis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Apr 2009
Han Seung Woo, Lee Won Ki, Kwon Ki Tae, Lee Byung Ki, Nam Eon Jeong, Kim Gun Woo
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OBJECTIVE: We investigated potential associations between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) polymorphisms in a metaanalysis. METHODS: This metaanalysis included 5 case-control studies, which provided a total of 6582 RA cases and 5375 controls. Odds ratios (OR) were employed to evaluate the risk of RA according to the 4 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in IRF5 (rs729302,...
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