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The −169C/T polymorphism in FCRL3 is not

The −169C/T polymorphism in FCRL3 is not associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus in a case–control study of Koreans

✍ Chan-Bum Choi; Changsoo Paul Kang; Sang-Seokg Seong; Sang-Cheol Bae; Changwon Ka 📂 Article 📅 2006 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 57 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract ## Objective In Japanese individuals, the −169C/T single‐nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in __FCRL3__ has been reported to be associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and autoimmune thyroid diseases. The objective of this study was to test the associ