HLA Class III: A susceptibility region to systemic lupus erythematosus in Tunisian population.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Short tandem repeats (STR) are usually used as informative polymorphic markers for genetic mapping and for disease susceptibility analysis. The involvement of these microsatellite markers localized in the MHC region was reported in many auto-immune diseases. In this study w...

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Main Authors: Hend Hachicha, Nadia Mahfoudh, Hajer Fourati, Nesrine Elloumi, Sameh Marzouk, Sawsan Feki, Raouia Fakhfakh, Faten Frikha, Abir Ayadi, Amira Maatoug, Lilia Gaddour, Feiza Hakim, Zouheir Bahloul, Hafedh Makni, Hatem Masmoudi, Arwa Kammoun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6005577?pdf=render