Article
Genetic association and interaction between the IRF5 and TYK2 genes and systemic lupus erythematosus in the Han Chinese population.
Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] - 1 Oct 2015
Tang Liang, Wan Pengcheng, Wang Yong, Pan Jiabao, Wang Yan, Chen Bifeng
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this case-control study was to investigate whether polymorphisms and gene-gene interactions of the two type I interferon (IFN) genes (IRF5 and TYK2) are the susceptible factors of systemic Lupus erythematosus (SLE) in the Han Chinese population. METHODS: The four variants [rs2004640, rs2070197, rs10954213 and exon6 insertion/deletion (in/de)] of IRF5 gene and five single-nucleotide...
Read the complete abstract on PubMed