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Association of a functional polymorphism in the IRF5 region with systemic sclerosis in a Japanese population.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jun 2009
Ito Ikue, Kawaguchi Yasushi, Kawasaki Aya, Hasegawa Minoru, Ohashi Jun, Hikami Koki, Kawamoto Manabu, Fujimoto Manabu, Takehara Kazuhiko, Sato Shinichi, Hara Masako, Tsuchiya Naoyuki
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Interferon regulatory factor 5, an established susceptibility factor for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), plays a role in type I interferon and proinflammatory cytokine induction. A recent study showed association of a functional single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in intron 1 of IRF5, rs2004640, with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in a European French population. We undertook the present study to...
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