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Copy number variations of Interleukin-12B and T-bet are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Jul 2011
Yu Bo, Shao Yong, Yue Xupeng, Zhang Jie, Guan Ming, Wan Jun, Zhang Wei
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OBJECTIVES: Th1 cells have been implicated as the causal agents in the pathogenesis of autoimmunity. SLE represents the classical prototype of systemic autoimmune disease. Copy number variations (CNVs) have been discovered to have phenotypic consequences and associate with various types of diseases. The current study aims to explore a possible association between CNVs of Th1 cell-related genes and the risk of...
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