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Systemic lupus erythematosus in a multiethnic US cohort: XXXIV. Deficient mannose-binding lectin exon 1 polymorphisms are associated with cerebrovascular but not with other arterial thrombotic events.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jun 2006
Calvo-Alén Jaime, Alarcón Graciela S, Tew Monty B, Tan Filemon K, McGwin Gerald, Fessler Barri J, Vilá Luis M, Reveille John D
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OBJECTIVE: To study the association between deficient mannose-binding lectin (MBL) genotypes and arterial thrombotic events in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: Patients with SLE of Hispanic, African American, and Caucasian ethnicity from LUMINA (LUpus in MInorities, NAture versus nurt...
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