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Mannose binding lectin polymorphisms as a disease-modulating factor in women with systemic lupus erythematosus from Canary Islands, Spain.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Apr 2003
García-Laorden M Isabel, Rúa-Figueroa Iñigo, Pérez-Aciego Paloma, Rodríguez-Pérez J Carlos, Citores M Jesús, Alamo Fayna, Erausquin Celia, Rodríguez-Gallego Carlos
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether mannose binding lectin (MBL) polymorphisms are associated with clinical characteristics and with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in women from the Canary Islands, Spain. METHODS: MBL alleles and genotypes were determined by polymerase chain reaction in 89 female patients and 188 female controls. RESULTS: No differences in the allelic or genotypic frequencies...
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