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Sequence analysis of TMEM173 exon 5 in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases.
Autoimmunity - 1 Jan 2016
Balada E, Selva-O'Callaghan A, Felip L, Ordi-Ros J, Simeón-Aznar C P, Solans-Laqué R, Vilardell-Tarrés M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Overactivation of the interferon pathways has been demonstrated in patients suffering from different systemic autoimmune diseases (SADs). Genetic associations have been described for many genes involved in these pathways. Gain-of-function mutations in the TMEM173 gene have recently been reported in patients with autoinflammatory diseases that share some clinical features with SADs. METHODS: We aimed...
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