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Association of rheumatoid arthritis risk with EGFR genetic polymorphisms in Taiwan's Han Chinese population.
Rheumatology international - 1 Aug 2012
Lo Sui-Foon, Wan Lei, Lin Hsiu-Chen, Huang Chung-Ming, Chen Shih-Yin, Liu Su-Ching, Tsai Fuu-Jen
Abstract excerpt
The involvement of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in the pathogenesis of cancer is well documented. In contrast, its role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) development is not that well defined although previous studies suggested the possible link between autoimmune diseases and malignancy. Therefore, we aimed to examine whether there is a link between the EGFR genetic polymorphisms and the RA. Our study...
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