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Association of STAT4 rs7574865 with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus in Iranian population.
Inflammation - 1 Dec 2013
Mirkazemi Sedigheh, Akbarian Mahmoud, Jamshidi Ahmad Reza, Mansouri Reza, Ghoroghi Shima, Salimi Yahya, Tahmasebi Zahra, Mahmoudi Mahdi
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multifactorial autoimmune disease with complex genetic inheritance that affecting different organs and systems. STAT4 has been newly identified as a susceptible gene in the development of SLE. According to recent studies, STAT4 has been associated with SLE in various populations. We investigated whether STAT4 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were associated with...
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