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The FAS/cd95 promoter single-nucleotide polymorphism -670 A/G and lupus erythematosus.
Clinical and experimental dermatology - 1 Jun 2012
Molin S, Weiss E H, Ruzicka T, Messer G
Abstract excerpt
An increased level of circulating nuclear antigens caused by apoptosis is thought to be responsible for the production of autoantibodies in lupus erythematosus (LE). The presentation of these antigens to immunologically competent cells may trigger systemic autoimmunity. The influence of a functional single-nucleotide polymorphism at position -670 in the promoter of the apoptosis gene FAS on susceptibility to...
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