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Influence of IL6R rs8192284 polymorphism status in disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Aug 2010
Lamas José Ramón, Rodríguez-Rodríguez Luis, Varadé Jezabel, López-Romero Pedro, Tornero-Esteban Pilar, Abasolo Lydia, Urcelay Elena, Fernández-Gutiérrez Benjamín
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the influence of IL6R rs8192284 polymorphism on the disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: Patients with RA (n = 281) were followed for a median of 4.2 years. A total of 1143 disease activity measurements using the 28-joint count Disease Activity Score (DAS28) were performed. A mixed-effect model was used to analyze the measurements. RESULTS: A statistically significant...
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