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The HLA-DRβ1 amino acid positions 11-13-26 explain the majority of SLE-MHC associations.
Nature communications - 23 Dec 2014
Kim Kwangwoo, Bang So-Young, Lee Hye-Soon, Okada Yukinori, Han Buhm, Saw Woei-Yuh, Teo Yik-Ying, Bae Sang-Cheol
Abstract excerpt
Genetic association of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) locus is well established in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but the causal functional variants in this region have not yet been discovered. Here we conduct the first fine-mapping study, which thoroughly investigates the SLE-MH...
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