Research Article

A Promoter Region Polymorphism in PDCD-1 Gene Is Associated with Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Han Chinese Population of Southeastern China

Figure 1

Analysis of PD-1 mRNA expression levels in RA patients with different genotypes of rs36084323. (a) Increased levels of PD-1 mRNA levels in PBMC of RA ( ) patients, as compared with those from healthy controls (HC) ( ) ( ). (b) The patients with GG genotype exhibited higher PD-1mRNA expression levels than those with AA genotype ( ). Horizontal bars indicate the mean ± SD, * = .
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