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The association between interleukin-6 polymorphisms and rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis.
Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] - 1 Jul 2012
Lee Young Ho, Bae Sang-Cheol, Choi Sung Jae, Ji Jong Dae, Song Gwan Gyu
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether the functional interleukin-6 (IL-6) promoter -174 G/C and -572 G/C polymorphisms confer susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in ethnically different populations. METHODS: Meta-analysis was conducted on the associations between these IL-6 polymorphisms and RA. RESULTS: A total of nine studies involving 3,851 subjects (RA 2,053 and controls 1,798)...
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