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Opposed independent effects and epistasis in the complex association of IRF5 to SLE
Genetic variation in the interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) gene affects systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) susceptibility. However, association is complex and incompletely defined. We obtained fourteen Europe...
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Bias in association studies of systemic lupus erythematosus susceptibility due to geographical variation in the frequency of a programmed cell death 1 polymorphism across Europe
We obtained eight collections of DNA samples from ethnically matched systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and controls from five European countries totaling 783 patients and 1210 controls. A highly sign...
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Immunophenotype and Th1/Th2 Cytokines in Patients with Adamantiades-Behçet’s Disease
In a high percentage of ABD patients a significant increase of TCR-γδT lymphocytes was found irrespective of disease activity. A previous study by Suzuki et al.4 reported similar findings. Type 1 immune response ...
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HLA antigens in Greek patients with thyrotoxicosis (Graves’ disease and toxic nodular goiter)
HLA-A and B-antigens were tested by a standard microlymphocytotoxicity technique in 126 controls and 225 thyrotoxic patients of Greek origin [173 with Graves’ disease and 52 with toxic nodular goiter (TNG)]. W...