Association of extrapituitary prolactin promoter polymorphism with disease susceptibility and anti-RNP antibodies in Mexican patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Introduction : Prolactin (PRL) is a 23-kDa protein that can be synthesized and secreted by pituitary and extrapituitary tissues such as immune cells due to its expression being regulated by two independent promoter regions. The promoter which is responsible for extrapituitary expression contains the...

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Main Authors: Jorge Hernández-Bello, Claudia A. Palafox-Sanchez, Samuel García-Arellano, Zyanya Reyes-Castillo, Ana L. Pereira-Suárez, Isela Parra-Rojas, José E. Navarro-Zarza, Ulises De la cruz-Mosso, Nora M. Torres-Carrillo, José Francisco Muñoz-Valle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2016-09-01
Series:Archives of Medical Science
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Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/Association-of-extrapituitary-prolactin-promoter-polymorphism-with-disease-susceptibility-and-anti-RNP-antibodies-in-Mexican-patients-with-systemic-lupus-erythematosus,19,28290,1,1.html