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The genetics of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Experimental nephrology - 1 Jan 2000
Roberton C A, Vyse T J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is a genetic predisposition to human systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The genes that contribute to susceptibility are, for the most part, unknown. The introduction of new gene mapping techniques has opened the way to explore lupus genetics on a genome-wide basis. METHODS: Microsatellites are simple sequence repeats widely distributed throughout eukaryotic genomes. They exhibit length...
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