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Cyclooxygenase-2 polymorphisms and risk of systemic lupus erythematosus in Koreans.
Rheumatology international - 1 Nov 2006
Her Min-Young, El-Sohemy Ahmed, Cornelis Marilyn C, Kim Tae-Hwan, Bae Sang-Cheol
Abstract excerpt
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is a key regulatory enzyme in the synthesis of prostanoids associated with trauma and inflammation. Upregulation of COX-2 in human lupus T cells resists anergy and apotosis. We investigated the COX-2 gene for functional variants that may influence susceptibility, clinical outcomes and severity of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a Korean population. The study included 345 patients...
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