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MTR 2756 A > G polymorphism is associated with the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus in the Polish population.
Lupus - 1 Jan 2007
Burzynski M, Duriagin S, Mostowska M, Wudarski M, Chwalinska-Sadowska H, Jagodzinski P P
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by overexpression of cytokines and T cell accessory molecules, which is due to a reduction of DNA regulatory region methylation in T cells. It has been shown that polymorphic variants of genes encoding key enzymes of folate and methionine metabolism may have an effect on DNA methylation. Therefore, in patients with SLE (n = 106) and...
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