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Genetic analysis of the pathogenic molecular sub-phenotype interferon-alpha identifies multiple novel loci involved in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jan 2000
Kariuki S N, Ghodke-Puranik Y, Dorschner J M, Chrabot B S, Kelly J A, Tsao B P, Kimberly R P, Alarcón-Riquelme M E, Jacob C O, Criswell L A, Sivils K L, Langefeld C D, Harley J B, Skol A D, Niewold T B
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation of multiple organ systems and dysregulated interferon responses. SLE is both genetically and phenotypically heterogeneous, greatly reducing the power of case-control studies in SLE. Elevated circulat...
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