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Deoxyribonuclease I gene polymorphism and susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Jan 2016
Mohammadoo-Khorasani Milad, Musavi Mahsa, Mousavi Mahdieh, Moossavi Maryam, Khoddamian Maryam, Sandoughi Mahnaz, Zakeri Zahra
Abstract excerpt
The DNASE1 gene is regarded as one of the susceptible genes for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Recent studies have detected the presence of a variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphisms at intron 4 in this gene. The current study aimed to investigate the influence of current polymorphism on SLE susceptibility in a sample of the Iranian population. The study included 163 patients and 180 unrelated...
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