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Association between the CTLA-4, CD226, FAS polymorphisms and rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility: a meta-analysis.
Human immunology - 1 Mar 2015
Lee Young Ho, Bae Sang-Cheol, Song Gwan Gyu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We explored whether cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) rs5742909, CD226 rs763361, FAS rs1800682, and FASL rs763110 polymorphisms are associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: We performed a meta-analysis on the association between the four gene polymorphisms and RA. RESULTS: Nineteen studies were included in the meta-analysis. Meta-analysis of all study subjects showed no association...
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