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Lack of association between hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha gene polymorphisms and biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Torres Orlando, Palomino-Morales Rogelio, Vazquez-Rodriguez Tomas R, Gamallo Carlos, Morado Immaculada C, Miranda-Filloy Jose A, Amigo-Diaz Encarnacion, Callejas-Rubio Jose L, Fernadez-Gutierrez Benjamin, Castañeda Santos, Morado Immaculada C, Martin Javier, Gonzalez-Gay Miguel A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Since the transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is a key early mediator of the response to ischemia and giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a polygenic disease leading to severe ischemic complications, in the present study we analysed for first time the implication of two HIF-1alpha gene polymorphisms in the susceptibility to and clinical expression of GCA. METHODS: Two hundred and fifteen...
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