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A BAFF receptor His159Tyr mutation in Sjögren's syndrome-related lymphoproliferation.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 Oct 2015
Papageorgiou Aristea, Mavragani Clio P, Nezos Andrianos, Zintzaras Elias, Quartuccio Luca, De Vita Salvatore, Koutsilieris Michael, Tzioufas Athanasios G, Moutsopoulos Haralampos M, Voulgarelis Michael
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence, clinical associations, and functional implications of the His159Tyr mutation of the BAFF receptor (BAFF-R) in patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS). METHODS: The BAFF-R His159Tyr mutation was evaluated using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assays in 247 patients with SS (of whom 70 had SS complicated by lymphoma [SS-lymphoma]), 145 with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),...
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