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Methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase, transforming growth factor-β1 and lymphotoxin-α genes polymorphisms and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis.
Revista brasileira de reumatologia - 1 Jan 2000
Shaker Olfat G, Alnoury Amina M, Hegazy Gehan A, El Haddad Hemmat E, Sayed Safaa, Hamdy Ahmed
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis is a widely prevalent autoimmune disorder with suggested genetic predisposition. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to detect the pattern of genetic polymorphism of methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR C677 T and A1298 C), transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1 T869 C) and lymphotoxin-α (LT-α A252G) in patients having rheumatoid arthritis and correlate these patterns to...
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