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Association of herpes zoster infection with clinical characteristics and MBL2 gene polymorphisms in Chinese children with systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Aug 2011
Wu Shun-An, Yeh Kou-Wei, Yao Tsung-Chieh, Huang Jing-Long
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: In the first part of this study, we analyzed clinical factors associated with pediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and patient susceptibility to herpes zoster (HZ). In the second part of this study, we characterized MBL2 genotype polymorphisms in pediatric-onset SLE patients and their possible associations with HZ. METHODS: This 10-year prospective cohort study compared pediatric-onset...
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