Article
A tumour necrosis factor alpha polymorphism is not associated with rheumatoid arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Jul 1995
Wilson A G, de Vries N, van de Putte L B, Duff G W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a polymorphism within the tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) gene is associated with susceptibility to, or severity of, rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: Consecutive patients with recent onset RA were enrolled in a prospective trial. DNA was collected, disease activity was measured at presentation, and radiographic progression at three years was assessed. Typing of TNF...
Topics
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Base Sequence
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
