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Association of the G-463A myeloperoxidase gene polymorphism with renal disease in African Americans with systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Oct 2007
Bouali Henda, Nietert Paul, Nowling Tamara M, Pandey Janardan, Dooley Mary Anne, Cooper Glinda, Harley John, Kamen Diane L, Oates Jim, Gilkeson Gary
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is an enzyme expressed in neutrophils that is involved in tissue damage in inflammatory renal diseases. A functional G to A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) is present at position -463 of the MPO promoter region and is associated with altered MPO expression. We hypothesized that the G-463A MPO SNP is a risk factor for developing lupus nephritis (LN) due to its potential...
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