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No association of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist VNTR polymorphism and rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility: a meta analysis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Xue J, Mou L, Lu X, Wu H
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OBJECTIVES: Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) is a natural anti-inflammatory molecule that blocks the action of IL-1 signaling. A variable-number tandem repeat polymorphism (VNTR) in IL-1Ra gene (IL-1RN) intron 2 has been reported to be associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with inc...
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