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Frequency of the Fc gamma RIIIA-158F allele in African American patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jul 1999
Oh M, Petri M A, Kim N A, Sullivan K E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Defects in genes involved in immune complex clearance constitute one of the most common gene defects identified in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Defects in early complement components, complement receptors, and Fc receptors have all been implicated in the susceptibility to SLE. Recently, the role of functionally relevant Fc receptor polymorphisms in the etiology of SLE has been...
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