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Evaluation of Immunity-related GTPase Family M Protein (IRGM) SNPs among Egyptian Lupus Patients: A Case-control Study.
Current rheumatology reviews - 1 Jan 2023
Ali Ahmed Y, Medhat Basma M, Ashour Sara S, Badr Amul M, Dorgham Dalia, Ramadan Hala, Behiry Mervat E
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OBJECTIVE: One of the potential factors that cause systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) development is autophagy. Immunity-related GTPase family M protein (IRGM) has been shown to be linked to immune-mediated diseases. The aim of the current study was to assess the role of the IRGM-autophagy gene in SLE susceptibility in an Egyptian population and its relation to lupus nephritis. METHODS: A case-control study was...
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