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Association of interleukin 23 receptor polymorphisms with anti-topoisomerase-I positivity and pulmonary hypertension in systemic sclerosis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Dec 2009
Agarwal Sandeep K, Gourh Pravitt, Shete Sanjay, Paz Gene, Divecha Dipal, Reveille John D, Assassi Shervin, Tan Filemon K, Mayes Maureen D, Arnett Frank C
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OBJECTIVE: IL23R has been identified as a susceptibility gene for development of multiple autoimmune diseases. We investigated the possible association of IL23R with systemic sclerosis (SSc), an autoimmune disease that leads to the development of cutaneous and visceral fibrosis. METHODS: We teste...
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