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[Association of osteopontin gene polymorphism with lupus nephritis in Chinese Han population].
Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University - 1 Sept 2007
Xu An-ping, Liang Yan-yi, Lü Jun, Li Jin-gao, Wang Zhen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible association of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at position 9250 in exon 7 of osteopontin gene (OPN gene 9250) with lupus nephritis (LN) in southern Chinese patients. METHODS: Altogether 109 patients with LN (12 males and 97 females) diagnosed according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria (revised in 1982) for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and 180...
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