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A functional variant in microRNA-146a promoter modulates its expression and confers disease risk for systemic lupus erythematosus.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jun 2011
Luo Xiaobing, Yang Wanling, Ye Dong-Qing, Cui Huijuan, Zhang Yan, Hirankarn Nattiya, Qian Xiaoxia, Tang Yuanjia, Lau Yu Lung, de Vries Niek, Tak Paul Peter, Tsao Betty P, Shen Nan
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with a strong genetic predisposition, characterized by an upregulated type I interferon pathway. MicroRNAs are important regulators of immune homeostasis, and aberrant microRNA expression has been demonstrated in patients with autoimmune diseases. We recently identified miR-146a as a negative regulator of the interferon pathway and linked the...
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