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Coronary heart disease in systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with interferon regulatory factor-8 gene variants.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Jun 2013
Leonard Dag, Svenungsson Elisabet, Sandling Johanna K, Berggren Olof, Jönsen Andreas, Bengtsson Christine, Wang Chuan, Jensen-Urstad Kerstin, Granstam Sven-Olof, Bengtsson Anders A, Gustafsson Johanna T, Gunnarsson Iva, Rantapää-Dahlqvist Solbritt, Nordmark Gunnel, Eloranta Maija-Leena, Syvänen Ann-Christine, Rönnblom Lars
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BACKGROUND: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have increased morbidity and mortality in coronary heart disease (CHD). We asked whether there was a genetic influence on CHD in systemic lupus erythematosus. METHODS AND RESULTS: The association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and CHD in 2 populations of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus was assessed. Patients were genotyped on a...
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