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Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2 (MECP2) Polymorphism in Iranian Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Inflammation - 1 Dec 2015
Alesaeidi Samira, Karami Jafar, Mahmoudi Mahdi, Akbarian Mahmoud, Poursani Shiva, Amirzadeh Azadeh, Haddadi Nazgol-Sadat, Saffari Elahe, Jamshidi Ahmad Reza
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease which involves many organs and presents with various symptoms. It has been shown that genetic and environmental factors play a major role in this disease and may affect the onset, activity, damage, and mortality of the disease. According to recent studies, methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2) has been associated with SLE in various populations....
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