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Interaction between TGF-β1 (869C/T) polymorphism and biochemical risk factor for prediction of disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis.
Gene - 25 Feb 2014
Hussein Yousri M, Mohamed Randa H, El-Shahawy Eman E, Alzahrani Saad S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease. Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) may be a promising candidate gene for susceptibility and severity in RA. We aimed to determine whether TGF-β1 polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to RA and progression of joint destruction, as well as to identify the interaction between TGF-β1 polymorphism and biochemical risk factor....
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