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Association between complement gene polymorphisms and systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Clinical and experimental medicine - 1 Aug 2022
Ebrahimiyan Hamidreza, Mostafaei Shayan, Aslani Saeed, Faezi Seyedeh Tahereh, Farhadi Elham, Jamshidi Ahmadreza, Mahmoudi Mahdi
Abstract excerpt
Complement dysfunction results in impaired ability in clearing apoptotic cell debris that may stimulate autoantibody production in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Herein, we provided a comprehensive search to find and meta-analyze any complement gene polymorphisms associated with SLE. The ITGAM, C1q, and MBL gene polymorphisms were included in this meta-analysis to reveal the exact association with SLE risk....
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