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Fas promoter -670 polymorphism is associated with development of anti-RNP antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Sept 2001
Lee Y H, Kim Y R, Ji J D, Sohn J, Song G G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the polymorphism of Fas promoter -670 is associated with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and their clinical features. METHODS: A polymerase chain reaction of a genomic DNA-restriction fragment length polymorphism was used to determine genotypes of the Fas promoter -670 in 87 patients with SLE, 87 with RA, and 87 healthy controls. A...
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