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Association of systemic lupus erythematosus susceptibility genes with IgA nephropathy in a Chinese cohort.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - 1 Apr 2014
Zhou Xu-Jie, Cheng Fa-Juan, Zhu Li, Lv Ji-Cheng, Qi Yuan-Yuan, Hou Ping, Zhang Hong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: One hypothesis states that IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a syndrome with an autoimmune component. Recent studies strongly support the notion of shared genetics between immune-related diseases. This study investigated single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) reported to be associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a Chinese cohort of patients with IgAN and in controls. DESIGN,...
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