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The plausible association of MTHFR and ADORA2A polymorphisms with nodules in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with methotrexate.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Feb 2017
Soukup Tomas, Dosedel Martin, Nekvindova Jana, Antonin Kubena Ales, Tacheci Ilja, Duintjer Tebbens Jurjen, Vlcek Jiri, Bradna Petr, Barvik Ivan, Pavek Petr
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OBJECTIVE: The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with methotrexate (MTX) is linked to the development or progression of rheumatoid nodules. The aim of this study was to determine whether folate and adenosine pathways-related single nucleotide polymorphisms might be predictive of increased nodule formation in RA patients treated with oral MTX. METHODS: A total of 185 Caucasian RA patients were...
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