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Association of FcγRIIIa-158V/F with systemic lupus erythematosus in a Chinese population.
International journal of rheumatic diseases - 1 Dec 2013
Dai Min, Zhou Zhenyuan, Wang Xiaodong, Qian Xiaoxia, Huang Xinfang
Abstract excerpt
AIM: It has long been a controversy that polymorphisms in FcγRIIIa (CD16A) receptors are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We aimed to verify the association of FcγRIIIa polymorphisms with SLE in a large Chinese population. METHODS: We genotyped FcγRIIIa-158V/F (rs396991) using a pyro-sequencing assay (PSQ 96MA) in a total of 732 individuals with SLE (390 lupus nephritis and 342 non-lupus...
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