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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the gene encoding the major histocompatibility complex class II transactivator (CIITA) in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Jun 2005
Koizumi K, Okamoto H, Iikuni N, Nakamura T, Kawamoto M, Momohara S, Ichikawa N, Furuya T, Kotake S, Taniguchi A, Yamanaka H, Kamatani N
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BACKGROUND: The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II transactivator (CIITA) is a master switch of antigen presentation and activates expression of the MHC II gene. Insufficient up regulation of MHC class II molecules is reported to be one of the major immunological mechanisms in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in...
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