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Association of interleukin-18 (-137G/C) polymorphism with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus: a meta-analysis.
International reviews of immunology - 1 Jan 2014
Wen Dan, Liu Jun, Du Xin, Dong Jian-Zeng, Ma Chang-Sheng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have suggested that interleukin (IL)-18 gene (-137G/C) polymorphism is associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, other studies did not confirm this correlation. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationships of IL-18 -137G/C and RA and SLE using a meta-analysis. METHODS: Pubmed, Embase and Cochrane library...
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