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Polymorphisms at 16p13 are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus in the Chinese population.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2011
Zhang Zheng, Cheng Yilin, Zhou Xueya, Li Yang, Gao Jinping, Han Jianwen, Quan Cheng, He Sumin, Lv Yongmei, Hu Dayan, Zhu Kunju, Sun Liangdan, Yang Sen, Zhang Xuejun
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BACKGROUND: Chromosomal region 16p13 has been reported to harbour variants associated with several autoimmune diseases, including type I diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. OBJECTIVE: To test whether variants in the 16p13 region are also associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by performing a candidate locus study in the Chinese Han population. METHODS: Tag single nucleotide...
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