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Haplotype associations define target regions for susceptibility loci in systemic lupus erythematosus.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jun 2004
Koskenmies Sari, Widén Elisabeth, Onkamo Päivi, Sevón Petteri, Julkunen Heikki, Kere Juha
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by diverse and variable clinical manifestations. The etiology of SLE is still unknown, but both environmental and genetic factors are involved. Recent genome-wide scans and candidate genes studies in different ethnic groups have already suggested susceptibility loci for SLE, but most of the genetic component remains unexplained. We have...
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