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Investigation of the functional variant c.-169T > C of the Fc receptor-like 3 (FCRL3) gene in alopecia areata.

Schäfer N, Blaumeiser B, Becker T, Freudenberg-Hua Y, Hanneken S, Eigelshoven S, Schmael C, Lambert J, De Weert J, Kruse R, Nöthen MM, Betz RC

Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.

A functional variant in the Fc receptor-like 3 (FCRL3) gene has been implicated in susceptibility to autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and autoimmune thyroid disease. Investigating a large case-control sample of patients with alopecia areata (AA), we found no evidence for the involvement of FCRL3 in susceptibility to AA.

Published 22 November 2006 in Int J Immunogenet, 33(6): 393-5.
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