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Link-Polymorphism of 5-HTT Promoter Region Is Associated with Autoantibodies in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Journal of immunology research - 1 Jan 2016
Li Shu, Liu Shuang, Chen Fan, Cheng Yuqi, Bai Ru, Lai Aiyun, Lu Zhaoping, Xu Jian
Abstract excerpt
Serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) was reported to associate with depression in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients by our team. To explore whether 5-HTTLPR plays a role in the pathogenesis of SLE, we tested 138 SLE patients and 138 age and sex matched health controls (HCs) for 5-HTTLPR by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and agarose gel electrophoresis. Interestingly, the results...
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