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Ligands for programmed cell death 1 gene in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Apr 2007
Wang Shu-Chen, Lin Chia-Hui, Ou Tsan-Teng, Wu Cheng-Chin, Tsai Wen-Chan, Hu Chaur-Jong, Liu Hong-Wen, Yen Jeng-Hsien
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of ligands for programmed cell death 1 (PD-L) in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: One hundred sixty-four patients with SLE and 160 healthy controls were enrolled in our study. The PD-L1 and PD-L2 polymorphisms were determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)/direct sequencing or restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)-PCR. RESULTS: The...
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