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Role of the Fcgamma receptor IIIA-V/F158 polymorphism in susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis: a meta-analysis.
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology - 1 Mar 2010
Li L-H, Yuan H, Pan H-F, Li W-X, Li X-P, Ye Dong-Qing
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To perform a meta-analysis to assess the risk of the Fc-gamma receptor type IIIA (FcgammaRIIIA)-V/F158 polymorphism for lupus nephritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: We surveyed studies on V/F158 and SLE and/or lupus nephritis using Medline, Blackwell, and EMBASE databases up to January 2009. Sufficient original data were available to calculate odds ratios (ORs) for SLE and/or lupus...
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