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Mannose binding lectin and FcgammaRIIa (CD32) polymorphism in Spanish systemic lupus erythematosus patients.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Sept 2001
Villarreal J, Crosdale D, Ollier W, Hajeer A, Thomson W, Ordi J, Balada E, Villardell M, Teh L S, Poulton K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Mannose binding lectin (MBL) and FcgammaRII (CD32) polymorphisms have both been implicated as candidate susceptibility genes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of these polymorphisms with SLE. METHODS: We studied a cohort of 125 SLE patients from Barcelona, Spain and 138 geographically matched controls. Sequence-specific primer-polymerase chain...
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