Dissecting the Genetic Basis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus : The Pursuit of Functional Variants

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic and systemic autoimmune disease that primarily affects women during the childbearing years. SLE is characterized by the production of autoantibodies against nucleic acids and their interacting proteins. The exact molecular mechanisms leading to the bre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Delgado Vega, Angélica María
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Medicinsk genetik 2013
Subjects:
SLE
BLK
LES
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-196428
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-554-8620-4