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Role of APRIL (TNFSF13) polymorphisms in the susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus in Japanese.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 May 2007
Kawasaki A, Tsuchiya N, Ohashi J, Murakami Y, Fukazawa T, Kusaoi M, Morimoto S, Matsuta K, Hashimoto H, Takasaki Y, Tokunaga K
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OBJECTIVES: A polymorphism of APRIL, c.199G > A (Gly67Arg), has been reported to be associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Japanese. To identify the causative polymorphism, we screened for polymorphisms of APRIL as well as TWEAK (TNFSF12), a closely located gene that generates a fu...
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