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Copy number variation of FCGR3A rather than FCGR3B and FCGR2B is associated with susceptibility to anti-GBM disease.
International immunology - 1 Jan 2010
Zhou Xu-jie, Lv Ji-cheng, Bu Ding-fang, Yu Lei, Yang Yan-rong, Zhao Juan, Cui Zhao, Yang Rui, Zhao Ming-Hui, Zhang Hong
Abstract excerpt
Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease (anti-GBM disease) is a rare disorder characteristic of universally poor outcome. Fcgamma receptors (FcgammaRs) play important roles in anti-GBM disease based on evidence from animal models. Copy number variation (CNV) influences disease susceptibility. The FcgammaRs genes show CNV, and CNV of the FCGR3B gene is associated with glomerulonephritis in systemic...
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