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CTLA-4 gene polymorphism in promoter and exon-1 regions is not associated with Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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This work was supported by a grant from the National Science Council, Taiwan (NSC89-2314-B006-200).

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    Ming-Fei Liu, Chrong-Reen Wang, Pei-Chih Chen & Tsung-Liang Lin

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Liu, MF., Wang, CR., Chen, PC. et al. CTLA-4 gene polymorphism in promoter and exon-1 regions is not associated with Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol 23, 180–181 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-003-0776-4

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