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Association of the IRF5 risk haplotype with high serum interferon-alpha activity in systemic lupus erythematosus patients.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Aug 2008
Niewold Timothy B, Kelly Jennifer A, Flesch Marie H, Espinoza Luis R, Harley John B, Crow Mary K
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OBJECTIVE: A haplotype of the interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) gene has been associated with the risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and our previous studies have demonstrated that high levels of serum interferon-alpha (IFNalpha) activity are a heritable risk factor for SLE. The aim of this study was to determine whether the IRF5 SLE risk haplotype mediates the risk of SLE by predisposing...
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