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Interleukin-7 receptor single nucleotide polymorphism rs6897932 (C/T) and the susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus.
Inflammation - 1 Apr 2014
Wang Xiao-Song, Wen Peng-Fei, Zhang Min, Hu Lin-Feng, Ni Jing, Qiu Li-Juan, Liang Yan, Zhao Wei, Huang Qing, Tao Sha-Sha, Xu Wang-Dong, Feng Chen-Chen, Cen Han, Leng Rui-Xue, Pan Hai-Feng, Ye Dong-Qing
Abstract excerpt
Emerging evidences were accumulated to support the view that aberrant interleukin-7 (IL-7) signaling might be associated with autoimmunity. Former studies demonstrated the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs6897932 C/T in the IL-7 receptor (IL-7R) gene was associated with susceptibility to autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis and type I diabetes. Given these, this study was conducted to...
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