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Genotypic analysis of the TGF beta-509 allele in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjogren's syndrome.
Annales de genetique - 1 Jan 2000
Caserta Tina M, Knisley Alyssa A, Tan Filemon K, Arnett Frank C, Brown Thomas L
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Transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) is a secreted protein present in the circulation and is a critical regulator of the body's immune system. TGFbeta is believed to control several components of the immune system and inhibit autoimmune reactions. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjogren's syndrome (SS) are prototypical human autoimmune diseases characterized by the circulating autoantibodies directed...
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