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Association of genetic variations in the STAT4 and IRF7/KIAA1542 regions with systemic lupus erythematosus in a Northern Han Chinese population.
Human immunology - 1 Mar 2011
Li Ping, Cao Chunwei, Luan Haixia, Li Chaohua, Hu Chaojun, Zhang Shulan, Zeng Xiaofeng, Zhang Fengchun, Zeng Changqing, Li Yongzhe
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a prototypic autoimmune disease with complex genetic inheritance. Genome-wide association studies have identified SLE susceptibility variations at the IRF7/KIAA1542 locus and with STAT4 gene in European populations. We decided to investigate the association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the IRF7/KIAA1542 region (rs4963128, rs2246614, and rs702966) and in STAT4...
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