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Influence of MIF, CD40, and CD226 polymorphisms on risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jun 2012
Liu Ruiping, Xu Nanwei, Wang Xinxiang, Shen Li, Zhao Gongyin, Zhang Hui, Fan Weimin
Abstract excerpt
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a key pro-inflammatory mediator. It plays an important role part in the pathogenesis of several inflammatory and immune diseases. A functional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of MIF -173 G/C is known to influence MIF promoter activity in T lymphoblast cell lines and is associated with a higher serum MIF level. The CD40 is also crucial for some relevant...
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