A DNA polymorphism at the α2-macroglobulin gene is associated with the severity of rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2308-2311

  Zapico, I ^a   Coto, E ^a   Rodriguez, A ^a   Alvarez, C ^a   Torre, J C ^a   Alvarez, V ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alpha 2 macroglobulin; Angiotensin converting enzyme; DNA polymorphisms; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; LEUKOCYTE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0033626590     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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