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Association of genetic polymorphisms in CD40 with susceptibility to SLE in the Korean population.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Apr 2013
Joo Young Bin, Park Byung-Lae, Shin Hyoung Doo, Park So-Yeon, Kim Il, Bae Sang-Cheol
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the association of CD40 polymorphisms with the risk of SLE in the Korean population. METHODS: A total of 601 Korean SLE patients and 984 healthy controls were enrolled. We selected seven CD40 gene SNPs based on previous results of CD40 gene sequencing in the Korean population. Statistical analysis was carried out by logistic regression, controlling for age and sex...
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