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Mannose binding lectin (MBL) 2 gene polymorphism & its association with clinical manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients from western India.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Feb 2015
Pradhan Vandana, Surve Prathamesh, Rajadhyaksha Anjali, Rajendran Vinod, Patwardhan Manisha, Umare Vinod, Ghosh Kanjaksha, Nadkarni Anita
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a prototypical autoimmune disease characterized by production of autoantibodies. Mannose binding lectin (MBL) is an important element of the innate defense system. t0 he present study was undertaken to determine whether variant alleles in MBL2 gene were associated with disease severity in SLE patients. METHODS: The MBL alleles [-550, -221, +4, Codon...
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