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Variation in the upstream region of P-Selectin (SELP) is a risk factor for SLE.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jul 2009
Morris D L, Graham R R, Erwig L-P, Gaffney P M, Moser K L, Behrens T W, Vyse T J, Graham D S Cunninghame
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease. Genome-wide linkage studies implicated a region containing the adhesion molecule P-Selectin. This family-based study revealed two regions of association within P-Selectin. The strongest signal, from a 21.4-kb risk haplotype, stretched from the promoter into the first two consensus repeat (CR) regions (P=8 x 10(-4)), with a second association from...
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