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The combination of polymorphisms within interferon-gamma receptor 1 and receptor 2 associated with the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus.
FEBS letters - 18 Jun 1999
Nakashima H, Inoue H, Akahoshi M, Tanaka Y, Yamaoka K, Ogami E, Nagano S, Arinobu Y, Niiro H, Otsuka T, Niho Y
Abstract excerpt
Genetic factors seem to play a significant role in susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We previously described the amino acid polymorphism (Val14Met) within the IFN-gamma receptor 1 (IFN-gammaRI), and that the frequency of the Metl4 allele in SLE patients was significantly higher than that of the healthy control population [Tanaka et al. (1999) Immunogenetics 49, 266-271]. We also found an amino...
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