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Association of systemic lupus erythematosus with promoter polymorphisms of the mannose-binding lectin gene.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Sept 1998
Ip W K, Chan S Y, Lau C S, Lau Y L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the distribution of promoter variants of the mannose-binding lectin (MBL) gene and correlations between the promoter variants and serum MBL concentrations in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and in healthy Chinese controls. METHODS: We studied the serum MBL levels and codon 54 mutation in 112 Chinese patients with SLE and 110 healthy controls. Genotyping of...
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