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Tumor necrosis factor microsatellite haplotypes are different in male and female patients with RA.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jan 1997
Hajeer A, John S, Ollier W E, Silman A J, Dawes P, Hassell A, Mattey D, Fryer A, Strange R, Worthington J
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We investigated whether tumor necrosis factor (TNF) microsatellite polymorphisms are associated with sex and age at disease onset in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A case-control study was used to compare the frequencies of TNF microsatellite alleles in 181 Caucasian RA cases and 251 controls. TNF microsatellite genotyping was performed using fluorescent based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques and HLA-DR...
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