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Association of Leptin Gene Polymorphisms with Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Chinese Population.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2020
Tao Sha-Sha, Dan Yi-Lin, Wu Guo-Cui, Zhang Qin, Zhang Tian-Ping, Fan Yin-Guang, Pan Hai-Feng
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BACKGROUND: Recently, increasing studies have revealed that leptin is involved in the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study is aimed at exploring the association of leptin gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with susceptibility to RA in a Chinese population. METHODS: We recruited 600 RA patients and 600 healthy controls from a Chinese population and analyzed their three leptin SNPs...
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