Original article
Impact of the IL18 −137 G/C (rs187238) polymorphism on susceptibility and clinical manifestations in women systemic lupus erythematosus
Impacto del polimorfismo IL18 -137 G/C (rs187238) en la susceptibilidad y las manifestaciones clínicas en mujeres con lupus eritematoso sistémico
Danton Magria,1, Clisten Fátima Staffena,1, Ticiana Della Justina Fariasb, Ilíada Rainha de Souzaa, Yara Costa Netto Muniza, Ivânio Alves Pereirac, Lia Kubelka de Carlos Backd, Luciano Santos Pinto Guimarãesa, Juliana Dal-Ri Lindenaua,
Corresponding author
a Genetic Polymorphisms Laboratory, Department of Cell Biology, Embryology and Genetics – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
b Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
c Rheumatology Division, University Hospital Polydoro Ernani de Sao Thiago, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil
d Biogenetika Individualized Medicine, Florianopolis, Brazil
