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Evidence of association of macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene polymorphisms with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jul 2006
Sánchez E, Gómez L M, Lopez-Nevot M A, González-Gay M A, Sabio J M, Ortego-Centeno N, de Ramón E, Anaya J M, González-Escribano M F, Koeleman B P, Martín J
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential association of functional polymorphisms of macrophage migration inhibitory factor with systemic lupus erythematosus. Our study includes 711 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and 755 healthy controls. We genotyped the migration inhibitory factor (MIF) -173G/C using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system with predeveloped TaqMan allelic discrimination...
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