Risk and predictors of work disability in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Lupus ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 1103-1107 ◽  
Author(s):  
CC Mok ◽  
MY Cheung ◽  
LY Ho ◽  
KL Yu ◽  
CH To
2009 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 378-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali M. Al Dhanhani ◽  
Monique A. M. Gignac ◽  
Jiandong Su ◽  
Paul R. Fortin

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (11) ◽  
pp. 2268-2272 ◽  
Author(s):  
YI YOU ◽  
ZHE WANG ◽  
GUO-HONG DENG ◽  
YI LIU ◽  
FEI HAO

Objective.Signaling lymphocytic activation molecule (SLAM) has been related to the pathology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) through regulation of T cell-dependent humoral immune responses. We investigated the functional associations of the −262A/T and −188A/G polymorphisms of SLAM in Chinese patients with SLE.Methods.Genotyping of −262A/T (rs2295614) and −188A/G (rs2295613) in SLAM was carried out in 248 cases and 278 controls. Promoter activities of haplotypes on the SLAM gene were evaluated with the dual-luciferase reporter system. The mRNA expressions of SLAM on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of SLE patients with different genotypes were determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction.Results.Frequencies of −262A allele and −188G allele were significantly higher in SLE patients than in controls. Haplotype analysis and multifactorial logistic regression analysis showed that individuals with the AG/AG haplotype had increased susceptibility to SLE (p = 0.002, OR 1.478, 95% CI 1.152–1.897). In response to PHA stimulation, the SLAM mRNA expression on PBMC of SLE patients was significantly higher in −262A-188G haplotype homozygotes compared with −262A-188G heterozygotes and individuals with other genotypes.Conclusion.Our findings suggest that −262A-188G haplotype in the SLAM gene promoter contributes to the risk of SLE by increasing the expression of SLAM.


1997 ◽  
Vol 40 (12) ◽  
pp. 2199-2206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison J. Partridge ◽  
Anne H. Fossel ◽  
Elizabeth W. Karlson ◽  
Robert A. Lew ◽  
Elizabeth A. Wright ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruixia Li ◽  
Gang Liu ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
Yixin Liu ◽  
Qibing Xie ◽  
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