Mannose-binding protein genetic polymorphisms in black patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

doi:10.1002/art.1780391214

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Mannose-binding protein genetic polymorphisms in black patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Dec 1996

Sullivan K E, Wooten C, Goldman D, Petri M

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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether dysfunctional or deficient mannose-binding protein (MBP) variants are found with increased frequency in black patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) compared with controls. METHODS: Allele-specific polymerase chain reaction amplification of 4 different po...

Topics

Acute-Phase Proteins
Adult
Black People
Carrier Proteins
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Male
Mannose
Mannose-Binding Lectins
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic

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