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Methotrexate impact on radiographic progression in biologic-treated rheumatoid arthritis under clinical remission: A case report on monozygotic Caucasian twins.
International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology - 1 Dec 2016
Soukup Tomas, Nekvindova Jana, Dosedel Martin, Brtkova Jindra, Toms Jan, Bastecka Drahomira, Bradna Petr, Vlcek Jiri, Pavek Petr
Abstract excerpt
We describe Caucasian monozygotic twin brothers with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and discuss influence of predictors to methotrexate (MTX) outcome treatment. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the MTX metabolic pathways were genotyped. Twins have multiple mutations: a CC mutation of SNP 1298A>C in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, CC mutations of three SNPs in the adenosine receptor gene...
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