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Association Of Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha -308 G/A Promoter Polymorphism With Susceptibility And Disease Profile Of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC - 1 Jan 2000
Khurshid Sadia, Zeb Alam, Bano Saira, Rasheed Uzma, Zammurrad Shazia, Khan Muhammad Sufyan, Khursheed Tayyaba, Aziz Wajahat
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BACKGROUND: Single nucleotide polymorphism underlying the auto-immune process governing the pathologic manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis has been the focus of study for quite a while. TNF-alpha -308 G/A promoter polymorphism have been reported to be responsible for a number of manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS: This case-control study was conducted at the department of Rheumatology at Pakistan...
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