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Association between the rs7700944 polymorphism in the TIM-4 gene and rheumatoid arthritis in Zahedan, southeast Iran.
Revista brasileira de reumatologia - 1 Aug 2013
Zakeri Zahra, Hashemi Mohammad, Pourhosseini Seyed Mohammad Ebrahim, Eskandari-Nasab Ebrahim, Bahari Gholamreza, Taheri Mohsen
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Recently, an association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the rs7700944 G>A variant in the T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domains 4 (TIM-4) has been reported. OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed at investigating the impact of that polymorphism on susceptibility to RA in a sample of the Iranian population. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This case-control study was conducted on 120 patients with RA and...
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