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KLF2 enhancer variant rs4808485 increases lupus risk by modulating inflammasome machinery and cellular homoeostasis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 12 Jun 2024
Singh Manish Kumar, Rallabandi Harikrishna Reddy, Zhou Xu-Jie, Qi Yuan-Yuan, Zhao Zhan-Zheng, Gan Ting, Zhang Hong, Looger Loren L, Nath Swapan K
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OBJECTIVE: A recent genome-wide association study linked KLF2 as a novel Asian-specific locus for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) susceptibility. However, the underlying causal functional variant(s), cognate target gene(s) and genetic mechanisms associated with SLE risk are unknown. METHODS: We used bioinformatics to prioritise likely functional variants and validated the best candidate with diverse...
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