Polymorphisms within Toll-like receptors are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus in a cohort of Danish females

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 48-55

  Laska, Magdalena Janina ^a   Troldborg, Anne ^b   Hansen, Bettina ^a   Stengaard Pedersen, Kristian ^b   Junker, Peter ^c   Nexø, Bjørn Andersen ^a   Voss, Anne ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

mRNA expression; SLE; SNPs; TLRs

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; MESSENGER RNA; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 3; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 7; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 8; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 9;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; YOUNG ADULT;

MRNA EXPRESSION; SLE; SNPS; TLRS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890913903     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket316     Document Type: Article

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