Meta-analysis of associations of IL1 receptor antagonist and estrogen receptor gene polymorphisms with systemic lupus erythematosus susceptibility.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that affects a number of different organs and tissues. Interleukin-1 (IL1) and estrogen are considered potential elements in the pathology of SLE. Recently, the variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) polymorphism in the IL1 receptor antag...

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Main Authors: Li Cai, Jin-wei Zhang, Xing-xin Xue, Zhi-gang Wang, Jia-jia Wang, Shai-di Tang, Shao-wen Tang, Jie Wang, Yun Zhang, Xian Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4186846?pdf=render