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Association of the A561C E-selectin polymorphism with systemic lupus erythematosus in 2 independent populations.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Dec 2001
El-Magadmi M, Alansari A, Teh L S, Ordi J, Gül A, Inanc M, Bruce I, Hajeer A
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OBJECTIVE: E-selectin is expressed on cytokine stimulated endothelial cells and plays an important role in leukocyte-endothelium interactions and inflammatory cell recruitment. The gene for E-selectin is located at chromosome 1q 23-25 within the linkage area for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)...
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