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A Polymorphism in the<i>CTGF</i>Promoter Region Associated with Systemic Sclerosis

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2007

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Carmen Fonseca, Gisela Lindahl, Markella Ponticos, Piersante Sestini, Elisabetta Renzoni, Alan Holmes, Paolo Spagnolo, Panagiotis Pantelidis, Patricia Leoni, Neil McHugh,
New England Journal of Medicine

Abstract

The G-945C substitution represses CTGF transcription, and the -945G allele is significantly associated with susceptibility to systemic sclerosis.

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