Abstract Number: 972 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Associations of Genetic Polymorphisms of Microrna-146a and Its Target Interleukin-1-Receptor-Associated Kinase 1 with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-1 (IL-1) were important mediators of inflammation response in the development of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Especially, microRNA (miR)-146a targets…