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A dysfunctional allele of the mannose binding protein gene associates with systemic lupus erythematosus in a Spanish population.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Mar 1997
Davies E J, Teh L S, Ordi-Ros J, Snowden N, Hillarby M C, Hajeer A, Donn R, Perez-Pemen P, Vilardell-Tarres M, Ollier W E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine dysfunctional mannose binding protein (MBP) status of Spanish patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to determine whether MBP and complement C4 null alleles contribute in an additive way to SLE susceptibility. METHODS: The frequencies of MBP alleles (characterized by polymorphisms at codon 54 and codon 57 of exon 1) were determined by the amplification refractory mutation...
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