Lymphotoxin 252A>G polymorphism is common and associates with myocardial infarction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Panoulas, V F; Nikas, S N; Smith, J P; Douglas, K M J; Nightingale, P; Milionis, H J; Treharne, G J; Toms, T E; Kita, M D; Kitas, G D

Panoulas, V F; Nikas, S N; Smith, J P; Douglas, K M J; Nightingale, P; Milionis, H J; Treharne, G J; Toms, T E; Kita, M D; Kitas, G D.

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Panoulas VF; Department of Rheumatology, Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands, UK.

Ann Rheum Dis ; 67(11): 1550-6, 2008 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18230628

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Arthritis, Rheumatoid/genetics; Lymphotoxin-alpha/genetics; Myocardial Infarction/genetics; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Adult; Aged; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/complications; Case-Control Studies; Female; Galectin 2/genetics; Gene Frequency; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genotype; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction/etiology; Phenotype; Risk Factors

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Lymphotoxin-alpha / Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Myocardial Infarction Type of study: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Year: 2008 Type: Article

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