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Functional analysis of the p53 codon 72 polymorphism in black South Africans with rheumatoid arthritis--a pilot study.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Oct 2010
Moodley Devapregasan, Mody Girish M, Chuturgoon Anil A
Abstract excerpt
The p53 tumor-suppressor protein plays an integral role in apoptosis. Perturbations in peripheral lymphocyte (PL) apoptosis may be associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Polymorphisms at codon 72 of p53 (arginine (Arg72) to proline transition) confers differences in mitochondrial translocation and apoptosis inducing capabilities of p53 in vitro. We examined associations of this polymorphism with PL apoptosis,...
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