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Transancestral mapping of the MHC region in systemic lupus erythematosus identifies new independent and interacting loci at MSH5, HLA-DPB1 and HLA-G.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 May 2012
Fernando Michelle M A, Freudenberg Jan, Lee Annette, Morris David Lester, Boteva Lora, Rhodes Benjamin, Gonzalez-Escribano María Francisca, Lopez-Nevot Miguel Angel, Navarra Sandra V, Gregersen Peter K, Martin Javier, Vyse Timothy J
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OBJECTIVES: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic multisystem genetically complex autoimmune disease characterised by the production of autoantibodies to nuclear and cellular antigens, tissue inflammation and organ damage. Genome-wide association studies have shown that variants within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region on chromosome 6 confer the greatest genetic risk for SLE in European...
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