Postgraduate medical journal
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Self-care is a growing trend all over the world, and pharmacists have a major role in it since they are the most easily accessible medical experts. ⋯ It is vital to know that pharmacists' OTC recommendations are mainly influenced by medical factors and to a lesser degree by marketing and social factors.
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To explore the association of adiponectin (AD) and adiponectin receptor (ADR) gene single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with genetic susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a Chinese population. ⋯ rs266729, rs2241766, rs2082940 and rs1063539 in the AD gene and rs7539542 and rs12342 in the ADR gene are possibly not associated with genetic susceptibility to RA, but the A D gene rs1063539 locus was possibly associated with anti-CCP in RA female patients.