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A meta-analysis of the association between cytokine gene polymorphisms and systemic sclerosis.
Modern rheumatology - 1 Sept 2012
Peng Wen-jia, Pan Hai-feng, Tao Jin-hui, Wang Bing-xiang, Lu Man-man, Wang Song, He Qian, Wang Jing
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We conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis to quantitatively evaluate the association of cytokine gene polymorphisms with systemic sclerosis (SSc) susceptibility. Electronic databases were used to identify published studies before July 2011. In total, 23 case-control studies including 3524 SSc cases and 6086 healthy controls were included in the meta-analysis. We examined the relationship between five gene...
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