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Polymorphisms of the IgH enhancer HS1.2 and risk of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Aug 2012
Frezza Domenico, Tolusso Barbara, Giambra Vincenzo, Gremese Elisa, Marchini Maurizio, Nowik Marcin, Serone Eliseo, D'Addabbo Pietro, Mattioli Claudia, Canestri Silvia, Petricca Luca, D'Antona Graziella, Birshtein Barbara K, Scorza Raffaella, Ferraccioli Gianfranco
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the allelic frequency variation of the HS1.2 enhancer of the immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) 3' regulatory region (3'RR-1) locus represents a risk factor for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to identify a possible functional difference in the two most frequent alleles (*1 and *2) in binding nuclear factor- κB (NF-κB) and Sp1. METHODS: The frequency of the enhancer HS1.2...
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