The polymorphism of transforming growth
The polymorphism of transforming growth factor-ฮฒ1 gene in Japanese patients with systemic sclerosis
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T. Ohtsuka; A. Yamakage; S. Yamazaki
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Background: Transforming growth factor (tgf)-beta has been shown to be a potent stimulator of collagen production by fibroblasts, and could play a role in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (ssc). ## Objective: To study the possible involvement of tgf-beta1 gene polymorphism in japanese pa