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DNase1 exon2 analysis in Tunisian patients with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren syndrome and healthy subjects.
Rheumatology international - 1 Nov 2009
Belguith-Maalej Salima, Hadj-Kacem Hassen, Kaddour Neila, Bahloul Zouhir, Ayadi Hammadi
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune diseases (AID) are caused by the loss of immunological tolerance against self-antigens. The deoxyribonuclease I (DNASE1) gene seems to participate in the genetic susceptibility of some AID. In fact, two mutations were reported among systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients from Japan and Spain (the 172 A → T mutation (K5X) and the 46_72 deletion, respectively). The aim of our work was to evaluate...
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