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Prediction of methotrexate clinical response in Portuguese rheumatoid arthritis patients: implication of MTHFR rs1801133 and ATIC rs4673993 polymorphisms.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2014
Lima Aurea, Monteiro Joaquim, Bernardes Miguel, Sousa Hugo, Azevedo Rita, Seabra Vitor, Medeiros Rui
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Methotrexate (MTX), the most used drug in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment, showing variability in clinical response, is often associated with genetic polymorphisms. This study aimed to elucidate the role of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T and aminoimidazole carboxamide adenosine ribonucleotide transformylase (ATIC) T675C polymorphisms and clinicopathological variables in clinical...
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