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Interleukin-6-174G > C (rs1800795) polymorphism distribution and its association with rheumatoid arthritis: A case-control study and meta-analysis.
Autoimmunity - 1 May 2017
Dar Sajad Ahmad, Haque Shafiul, Mandal Raju Kumar, Singh Taru, Wahid Mohd, Jawed Arshad, Panda Aditya K, Akhter Naseem, Lohani Mohtashim, Areeshi Mohammed Yahya, Rai Gargi, Datt Shyama, Bhattacharya Sambit Nath, Ramachandran Vishnampettai Ganapathysubramanian, Das Shukla
Abstract excerpt
The association of interleukin-6 (IL-6)-174G > C (rs1800795) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) with the risk of acquiring rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a relevant issue because of conflicting and consensus lacking reports published in literature. We investigated IL-6-174G > C promoter polymorphism in 34 RA patients, attending a tertiary care hospital in north India. We also performed a meta-analysis, of the...
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