Transforming growth factor β1 gene (HSTGFB1) nucleotide T869C (codon 10) polymorphism is not associated with prevalence or severity of rheumatoid arthritis in a Caucasian population

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 907-908

  Pokorny, V ^a   Chau, J ^a   Wu, L ^a   Yeoman, S ^b   Black, P ^a   McQueen, F ^a,b   McLean, L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 0041885040     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.62.9.907     Document Type: Article

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