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The -174G/C and -572G/C interleukin 6 promoter gene polymorphisms in mexican patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a case-control study.
Clinical & developmental immunology - 1 Jan 2013
Zavaleta-Muñiz S A, Martín-Márquez B T, Gonzalez-Lopez L, Gonzalez-Montoya N G, Díaz-Toscano M L, Ponce-Guarneros J M, Ruiz-Padilla A J, Vázquez-Del Mercado M, Maldonado-González M, Fafutis-Morris M, Flores-Martínez S E, Martínez-García E A, Gamez-Nava J I
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OBJECTIVE: There is a lack of information about the genotype frequencies of IL-6 -174G/C and -572G/C polymorphisms in Mexicans with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the association of the IL-6 -174G/C and -572G/C polymorphisms in Mexican mestizo with RA. METHODS: We included 137 patients with RA and 102 healthy controls. Patients were assessed for clinical...
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