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Interleukin-6-receptor polymorphisms rs12083537, rs2228145, and rs4329505 as predictors of response to tocilizumab in rheumatoid arthritis.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Aug 2014
Enevold Christian, Baslund Bo, Linde Louise, Josephsen Norah L, Tarp Ulrik, Lindegaard Hanne, Jacobsen Søren, Nielsen Claus H
Abstract excerpt
Tocilizumab (TCZ), a monoclonal antibody targeting the human interleukin-6-receptor (IL-6R), is indicated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We examined whether three IL6R single-nucleotide polymorphisms rs12083537, rs2228145 (formerly rs8192284), and rs4329505 with previously reported functional effects were associated with clinical response to TCZ in a retrospective study cohort consisting of 79 RA...
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