Article
Association of estrogen receptor alpha gene polymorphisms with cytokine genes expression in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Croatian medical journal - 1 Apr 2009
Lu Zhi-Ming, Wang Zi-E, Liu Yi-Qing, Wu Chun-Xiao, Wang Chang-Yin, Zhang Bing-Chang, Shao Song, Jiao Yu-Lian, Che Zhi-Xiang, Chen Zi-Jiang, Zhao Yue-Ran
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To analyze the association of estrogen receptor alpha (OR alpha) gene polymorphisms with cytokine genes expression in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and controls. METHODS: Genomic DNA was extracted and polymorphisms of XbaI, Ukrainian (XX, Xx, or xx genotype) and PvuII (PP, Pp, or pp) in intron 1 of OR alpha gene were detected by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length...
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