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Vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms and rheumatoid arthritis.
Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research - 1 Mar 2011
Lv Hao-zhe, Lin Tao, Xia Li-ping, Shen Hui, Zhu Xiang-yang, Zhang Jin-tao, Xiao Wei-guo, Lu Jing
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate polymorphisms of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and their relationship to clinical features. METHOD: A total of 198 unrelated Chinese individuals were enrolled in this study, including 98 patients with RA and 100 healthy controls. Eight different polymorphisms of the VEGF gene were analyzed using Sequenom MassArray platform....
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