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Decreased transcription of the human FCGR2B gene mediated by the -343 G/C promoter polymorphism and association with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Human genetics - 1 Jul 2005
Blank Marissa C, Stefanescu Radu N, Masuda Emi, Marti Francesc, King Philip D, Redecha Patricia B, Wurzburger Robert J, Peterson Margaret G E, Tanaka Shizuko, Pricop Luminita
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The role for inhibitory Fc gamma receptors class IIb (FcgammaRIIb) in the onset, progression and severity of several animal models of autoimmune diseases is well established. By contrast, the pathogenic potential of FcgammaRIIb in human autoimmune diseases remains largely unknown. Here we report...
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