Prospective meta-analysis of interleukin 1 gene complex polymorphisms confirms associations with ankylosing spondylitis.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the current study was to determine the contribution of interleukin (IL)1 gene cluster polymorphisms previously implicated in susceptibility for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) to AS susceptibility in different populations worldwide. METHODS: Nine polymorphisms in the IL1 gene clu...

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Main Authors: Sims, A, Timms, A, Bruges-Armas, J, Burgos-Vargas, R, Chou, C, Doan, T, Dowling, A, Fialho, R, Gergely, P, Gladman, D, Inman, R, Kauppi, M, Kaarela, K, Laiho, K, Maksymowych, W, Pointon, J, Rahman, P, Reveille, J, Sorrentino, R, Tuomilehto, J, Vargas-Alarcon, G, Wordsworth, B, Xu, H, Brown, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008