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STAT4 confers risk for rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus in Mexican patients.
Immunology letters - 1 Jul 2016
Beltrán Ramírez O, Mendoza Rincón J F, Barbosa Cobos R E, Alemán Ávila I, Ramírez Bello J
Abstract excerpt
STAT4 has been consistently associated with several autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The aim of this study was to determine whether the STAT4 rs7574865G/T polymorphism confers susceptibility for RA and SLE in a sample of Mexican patients. This study included 869 individuals: 415 patients with RA, 128 patients with SLE, and 326 controls. Genotyping...
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