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Mannose-binding lectin is a disease-modifying factor in North American patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jul 2007
Piao Wenhua, Liu Chau-Ching, Kao Amy H, Manzi Susan, Vogt Molly T, Ruffing Margie J, Ahearn Joseph M
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), its clinical manifestations, and autoantibody production are associated with polymorphisms of the mannose-binding lectin (MBL) gene in North American patients with SLE. METHODS: MBL gene polymorphisms in codons 5...
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