A dysfunctional allele of the mannose binding protein gene associates with systemic lupus erythematosus in a Spanish population

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 485-488

  Davies, Eric J ^c   Teh, Lee Suan ^a   Ordi Ros, José ^b   Snowden, Neil ^c   Hillarby, M Chantal ^c   Hajeer, Ali ^c   Donn, Rachelle ^d   Perez Pemen, Pilar ^c   Vilardell Tarres, Miquel ^b   Ollier, William E R ^e,f  

^a Rheumatic Diseases Centre

^b Hospital Val d'Hebron   (Spain)

^c Department of Immunology ^*

^d ARC Epidemiology Unit

^e ARC Epidemiology Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

complement; mannose binding protein gene; systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN;

ALLELISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ALLELES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 10; COMPLEMENT C4; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MANNOSE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTINS; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; SPAIN;

EID: 0030947809     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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