Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:44:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2013-01-01; Objective: To assess the association of the polymorphisms of the interleukin-18 (IL-18) gene with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and with risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Methods: This sample comprised 97 patients with RA and 151 healthy controls. In the patients, risk factors for CVD were ana...