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A single nucleotide polymorphism of IL-21 gene is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus in a Chinese population.
Inflammation - 1 Dec 2012
Ding Lei, Wang Song, Chen Gui-Mei, Leng Rui-Xue, Pan Hai-Feng, Ye Dong-Qing
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The aim of this study was to examine the association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in IL-21 gene with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a Chinese population. A total of 605 independent SLE patients and 666 unrelated healthy controls were recruited for the case-control association study. Two SNPs (rs2221903 and rs907715) within the IL-21 gene intronic region were genotyped by...
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