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Effect of ESR1 and ESR2 gene polymorphisms on rheumatoid arthritis treatment with methotrexate.
Pharmacological reports : PR - 1 Jan 2012
Pawlik Andrzej, Dziedziejko Violetta, Kurzawski Mateusz, Safranow Krzysztof, Kotrych Daniel, Bohatyrewicz Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex autoimmune disease with clinical prevalence in women. Moreover, women have poorer response to treatment than men. Possible reasons for gender differences in response to treatment could be explained on the basis of sex hormones and their receptors. The optimal strategy in treatment of RA is to use effective disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) such as methotrexate...
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