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Genetic ancestry, serum interferon-α activity, and autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jun 2012
Ko Kichul, Franek Beverly S, Marion Miranda, Kaufman Kenneth M, Langefeld Carl D, Harley John B, Niewold Timothy B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate and refine the relationships among systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and related autoantibodies, interferon-α (IFN-α), and various ancestral backgrounds. METHODS: We investigated quantitatively defined genetic ancestry through principal component analysis in place of self-reported ancestry. RESULTS: African ancestry was found to be associated with presence of anti-RNP antibody (p =...
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