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TNF-308A and HLA-DR3 alleles contribute independently to susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jan 2000
Rood M J, van Krugten M V, Zanelli E, van der Linden M W, Keijsers V, Schreuder G M, Verduyn W, Westendorp R G, de Vries R R, Breedveld F C, Verweij C L, Huizinga T W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the respective contributions of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) promoter polymorphisms and HLA-DR alleles to susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: TNF-238G/A and 308G/A promoter polymorphisms and HLA-DRB1 alleles were determined in 99 consecutive Caucasian SLE patients and 177 Caucasian controls. Standard and Mantel-Haenszel odds ratios were calculated to assess the...
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