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Cigarette smoking, STAT4 and TNFRSF1B polymorphisms, and systemic lupus erythematosus in a Japanese population.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Oct 2009
Kiyohara Chikako, Washio Masakazu, Horiuchi Takahiko, Tada Yoshifumi, Asami Toyoko, Ide Saburo, Atsumi Tatsuya, Kobashi Gen, Takahashi Hiroki
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have identified signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 (STAT4) as a susceptibility gene for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in different populations. Similarly, tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 1B (TNFRSF1B) has been reported to be associ...
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