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No primary association of MICA polymorphism with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Sept 2006
Sánchez E, Torres B, Vilches J R, López-Nevot M A, Ortego-Centeno N, Jiménez-Alonso J, González-Gay M A, de Ramón E, Sánchez-Román J, Núñez-Roldán A, Martín J, González-Escribano M F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To replicate the described association between MHC class I chain-related A (MICA) gene polymorphism and susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: MICA transmembrane microsatellite polymorphism was genotyped using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based method. Genotyping of HLA-B* and DRB1* was performed using PCR and detection with a reverse sequence-specific oligonucleotide (SSO)...
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