Article
Variable association of reactive intermediate genes with systemic lupus erythematosus in populations with different African ancestry.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jun 2013
Ramos Paula S, Oates James C, Kamen Diane L, Williams Adrienne H, Gaffney Patrick M, Kelly Jennifer A, Kaufman Kenneth M, Kimberly Robert P, Niewold Timothy B, Jacob Chaim O, Tsao Betty P, Alarcón Graciela S, Brown Elizabeth E, Edberg Jeffrey C, Petri Michelle A, Ramsey-Goldman Rosalind, Reveille John D, Vilá Luis M, James Judith A, Guthridge Joel M, Merrill Joan T, Boackle Susan A, Freedman Barry I, Scofield R Hal, Stevens Anne M, Vyse Timothy J, Criswell Lindsey A, Moser Kathy L, Alarcón-Riquelme Marta E, Langefeld Carl D, Harley John B, Gilkeson Gary S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the genetic etiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in individuals of African ancestry, despite its higher prevalence and greater disease severity. Overproduction of nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species are implicated in the pathogenesis and severi...
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