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Polymorphisms of the ITGAM Gene Confer Higher Risk of Discoid Cutaneous Than of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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2010

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Tiina M. Järvinen, Anna Hellquist, Sari Koskenmies, Elísabet Einarsdóttir, Jaana Panelius, Taina Hasan, Heikki Julkunen, Leonid Padyukov, Marika Kvarnström, Marie Wahren‐Herlenius,
PLoS ONE

Abstract

We propose ITGAM as a novel susceptibility gene for cutaneous DLE. The risk effect is independent of systemic involvement and has an even stronger genetic influence on the risk of DLE than of SLE.

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