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Polymorphisms within the interleukin-10 receptor cDNA gene (IL10R) in Japanese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Nov 1999
Nakashima H, Akahoshi M, Tanaka Y, Yamaoka K, Ogami E, Nagano S, Arinobu Y, Niiro H, Otsuka T, Niho Y
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between polymorphisms within the interleukin-10 receptor cDNA gene (IL10R) and systemic erythematosus (SLE) in Japanese people. METHOD: We examined the IL-10 receptor genotype of 109 SLE patients and 102 healthy subjects by the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RT-PCR-RFLP) method. RESULTS: There was no difference in the...
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