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Association of TNFSF4 (OX40L) polymorphisms with susceptibility to systemic sclerosis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Mar 2010
Gourh Pravitt, Arnett Frank C, Tan Filemon K, Assassi Shervin, Divecha Dipal, Paz Gene, McNearney Terry, Draeger Hilda, Reveille John D, Mayes Maureen D, Agarwal Sandeep K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: It is increasingly being appreciated that multiple autoimmune diseases share common susceptibility genes. The tumour necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 4 gene (TNFSF4, OX40L), which encodes for the T cell costimulatory molecule OX40 ligand, has been identified as a susceptibility gene for the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Accordingly, the aim of the current study was to...
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