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Transcriptional effects of a lupus-associated polymorphism in the 5' untranslated region (UTR) of human complement receptor 2 (CR2/CD21).
Molecular immunology - 1 Oct 2012
Cruickshank Mark N, Karimi Mahdad, Mason Rhonda L, Fenwick Emily, Mercer Tim, Tsao Betty P, Boackle Susan A, Ulgiati Daniela
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with a strong genetic component that determines risk. A common three single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) haplotype of the complement receptor 2 (CR2) gene has been associated with increased risk of SLE (Wu et al., 2007; Douglas et al., 2009), and a less common haplotype consisting of the major allele at SNP1 and minor alleles at SNP2 and 3...
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