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Replicated associations of TNFAIP3, TNIP1 and ETS1 with systemic lupus erythematosus in a southwestern Chinese population.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2011
Zhong Hua, Li Xiao-lan, Li Ming, Hao Li-xia, Chen Rong-wei, Xiang Kun, Qi Xue-bin, Ma Runlin Z, Su Bing
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INTRODUCTION: Recent genome-wide and candidate gene association studies in large numbers of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have suggested approximately 30 susceptibility genes. These genes are involved in three types of biological processes, including immune complex processing, toll-like receptor function and type I interferon production, and immune signal transduction in lymphocytes, and they may...
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