Strong association of common variants in the miRNA-binding site of NOD2 gene with clinicopathological characteristics and disease activity of systemic lupus erythematosus.

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INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multifactorial systemic autoimmune disease, in which genetic susceptibility plays a pivotal role. The nucleotide oligomerization domain 2 (NOD2) gene is one of the main regulators of chronic inflammatory conditions and could be involved in SLE pathogenesis. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in miRNA binding sites which are located in 3'UTR of...

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