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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
Abstract excerpt
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 polymorphic sites was performed on samples from 92 black SLE patients and 86 geographically matched black controls....
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