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Overrepresentation of the Fcgamma receptor type IIA R131/R131 genotype in caucasoid systemic lupus erythematosus patients with autoantibodies to C1q and glomerulonephritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Sept 1999
Norsworthy P, Theodoridis E, Botto M, Athanassiou P, Beynon H, Gordon C, Isenberg D, Walport M J, Davies K A
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OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that there is an association between the Fcgamma receptor type IIA (FcgammaRIIA)-H/R131 polymorphism and autoantibodies to the collagenous region (CLR) of C1q in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: One hundred ninety-five Caucasoid lupus patients were studied. Anti-C1q(CLR) antibodies in serum were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and...
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