Association of FAS and FAS Ligand Genes Polymorphism and Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

FAS/FASL pathway plays a critical role in maintaining peripheral immune tolerance; therefore, the apoptosis genes, Fas and Fas ligand (FasL), could be suitable candidate genes in human SLE susceptibility. Materials and Methods. In this case-control study, 106 SLE patients and 149 sex, age, and ethni...

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Main Authors: Bita Moudi, Saeedeh Salimi, Farzaneh Farajian Mashhadi, Mahnaz Sandoughi, Zahra Zakeri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/176741
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