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A novel polymorphism of the SSA1 gene is associated with anti-SS-A/Ro52 autoantibody in Japanese patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Imanishi T, Morinobu A, Hayashi N, Kanagawa S, Koshiba M, Kondo S, Kumagai S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of polymorphisms of the SSA1 gene (OMIM 109092) with primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and anti-SS-A/Ro52 antibody production. METHODS: Polymorphisms of SSA1 gene in 111 Japanese SS patients and in 97 healthy controls were analyzed with polymerase chain reaction and automated DNA sequencing. RESULTS: A new single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was identified in intron 1 at...
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