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Lack of association between macrophage migration inhibitory factor-173 gene polymorphism with disease susceptibility and cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients from northwestern Spain.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Palomino-Morales R, Gonzalez-Juanatey C, Vazquez-Rodriguez T R, Torres O, Miranda-Filloy J A, Llorca J, Martin J, Gonzalez-Gay M A
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OBJECTIVES: To assess whether the polymorphism of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene at the position -173 is implicated in the disease susceptibility, risk of cardiovascular (CV) events and presence of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). PATIENTS AND METHODS: A series of 293 unselected patients fulfilling the 1987 American College of Rheumatology...
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