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Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) gene polymorphisms in giant cell arteritis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Boiardi L, Casali B, Farnetti E, Pipitone N, Nicoli D, Macchioni P, Cimino L, Bajocchi G L, Catanoso M G, Pattacini L, Ghinoi A, Restuccia G, Salvarani C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate potential associations between toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to, and clinical features of giant cell arteritis (GCA). METHODS: A total of 155 patients with biopsy-proven GCA who were residents of Reggio Emilia, Italy, and 210 population-based controls from the same geographical area were genotyped for two coding single nucleotide polymorphisms of TLR4...
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