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HMOX1 promoter (GT)n polymorphim is associated with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus but not with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in a Mexican population.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Córdova Emilio J, Martínez-Hernández Angélica, Ramírez-Bello Julian, Velázquez-Cruz Rafael, Centeno Federico, Baca Vicente, Orozco Lorena
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OBJECTIVES: The heme oxigenase 1 (HO-1), a rate-limiting enzyme for heme degradation, is an important cytoprotective protein. Transcriptional activity of HO-1 coding gene (HMOX1) can be regulated by the presence of a dinucleotide repeat polymorphism (GT)n at its promoter region. Accordingly, length of (GT)n repeat has been associated with susceptibility to several diseases. We investigated whether the HMOX1 (GT)n...
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