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Beta2-glycoprotein I gene polymorphisms Val247Leu and Trp316Ser in Spanish patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome.
Rheumatology international - 1 Apr 2012
Pardos-Gea J, Castro-Marrero J, Cortés-Hernández J, Balada E, Pedrosa A, Vilardell-Tarrés M, Ordi-Ros J
Abstract excerpt
The significance of beta2-glycoprotein I (β2GPI) polymorphisms in the production of anti-β2GPI and other antiphospholipid autoantibodies (aPL) and in the pathogenesis of primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS) is not well understood. We performed a study comparing the distribution of polymorphisms at codons 247 (Val247Leu) and 316 (Trp316Ser) of the β2GPI gene in a Caucasian Spanish population of PAPS patients...
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