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Association of Fcgamma receptor IIB gene polymorphism with genetic susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus in Chinese populations--a family-based association study.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 Jul 2006
Pan Faming, Zhang Kechun, Li Xiangpei, Xu Jianhua, Hao Jiahu, Ye Dongqing
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of FcgammaRIIB gene in susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) using family-based association analysis method, and to examine possible haplotypes between two single-nucleotide polymorphisms. OBJECTIVE: A total of 119 patients with SLE from 95 nuclear families, aged from 14 to 78 years, was selected according to 1997 criteria of American...
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