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The variant of CD11b, rs1143679 within ITGAM, is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus and clinical manifestations in Brazilian patients.
Human immunology - 1 Feb 2014
Toller-Kawahisa Juliana Escher, Vigato-Ferreira Isabel Cristina Costa, Pancoto João Alexandre Trés, Mendes-Junior Celso Teixeira, Martinez Edson Zangiacomi, Palomino Gustavo Martelli, Louzada-Júnior Paulo, Donadi Eduardo Antônio, Del Lama José Eduardo Cavalcanti, Marzocchi-Machado Cleni Mara
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Immune responses mediated by complement receptors (CR) are impaired in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Regarding CR3 (CD11b/CD18), the CD11b subunit is encoded by the ITGAM gene and a single nucleotide polymorphism (G230A; rs1143679) in ITGAM changes an arginine to a histidine at position 77 (R77H). We assessed whether the variant R77H, rs1143679 within ITGAM, is associated with...
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