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The genetics of type I interferon in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Current opinion in immunology - 1 Oct 2012
Bronson Paola G, Chaivorapol Christina, Ortmann Ward, Behrens Timothy W, Graham Robert R
Abstract excerpt
The discovery that type I interferon (IFN)-inducible genes were strongly upregulated in peripheral blood in SLE over a decade ago sparked interest in understanding the relationship between type I IFN and SLE. Genome-wide association studies provide strong genetic evidence that type I IFNs are important for SLE risk. Of 47 genetic variants associated with SLE, over half (27/47, 57%) can be linked to type I IFN...
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