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ITGAM coding variant (rs1143679) influences the risk of renal disease, discoid rash and immunological manifestations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with European ancestry.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Jul 2010
Kim-Howard Xana, Maiti Amit K, Anaya Juan-Manuel, Bruner Gail R, Brown Elizabeth, Merrill Joan T, Edberg Jeffrey C, Petri Michelle A, Reveille John D, Ramsey-Goldman Rosalind, Alarcon Graciela S, Vyse Timothy J, Gilkeson Gary, Kimberly Robert P, James Judith A, Guthridge Joel M, Harley John B, Nath Swapan K
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: It was hypothesised that the coding variant (R77H), rs1143679, within ITGAM could predict specific clinical manifestations associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHOD: To assess genetic association, 2366 patients with SLE and 2931 unaffected controls with European ancestry were analysed. The patients with SLE were coded by the presence or absence of individual American College of...
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