BLK and BANK1 polymorphisms and interactions are associated in Mexican patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Julián Ramírez BelloSilvia Jiménez-MoralesIsela Montufar-RoblesJosé M FragosoRosa Elda Barbosa-CobosMiguel A SaavedraFausto Sánchez-MuñozPublished in: Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] (2019)
This is the first study documenting an association between BLK and BANK1 and SLE in a Latin-American population. Our data confirm previous reports: BLK and BANK1 are factors associated with SLE. Thus, both genes are universal loci for this autoimmune disease.