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Role of Cytokines in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Recent Progress from GWAS and Sequencing
1 Jan 2012
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disorder, known to have a strong genetic component. Concordance between monozygotic twins is approximately 30-40%, which is 8-20 times higher than that of dizygotic twins. In the last decade, genome-wide approaches to understanding SLE have yielded many candidate genes, which are important to understanding the pathophysiology of the disease and potential...
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