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Lack of association of interleukin-1beta gene polymorphisms in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Rheumatology international - 1 Mar 2002
Huang Chung-Ming, Wu Mei-Chen, Wu Jer-Yuarn, Tsai Fuu-Jen
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to examine whether interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) (promoter and exon 5) gene polymorphisms were markers of susceptibility or clinical manifestation in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The study included 52 Chinese patients with SLE. In addition, 103 unrelated healthy individuals living in central Taiwan served as control subjects. From genomic DNA,...
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