Article
Association of STAT4 polymorphism with severe renal insufficiency in lupus nephritis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Bolin Karin, Sandling Johanna K, Zickert Agneta, Jönsen Andreas, Sjöwall Christopher, Svenungsson Elisabet, Bengtsson Anders A, Eloranta Maija-Leena, Rönnblom Lars, Syvänen Ann-Christine, Gunnarsson Iva, Nordmark Gunnel
Abstract excerpt
Lupus nephritis is a cause of significant morbidity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its genetic background has not been completely clarified. The aim of this investigation was to analyze single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for association with lupus nephritis, its severe form proliferative nephritis and renal outcome, in two Swedish cohorts. Cohort I (n = 567 SLE cases, n = 512 controls) was...
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