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Polymorphism in the monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 gene in children with lupus nephritis /

Ferhanda Amed Khayal

Polymorphism in the monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 gene in children with lupus nephritis / تعدد اشكال المونوسيت الكيمواتركتنت بروتين -1 جين فى حالالت التهاب الكلى الناتج عن مرض الذئبة الحمراء فى الاطفال Ferhanda Amed Khayal ; Supervised Heba Sharaf Eldin , Hany Hussien , Samar Sabry - Cairo : Ferhanda Amed Khayal , 2010 - 100P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology

Aim of the work : Our study aimed to examine role of a functional MCP-1 polymorphism in children with L.N . Background: Lupus nephritis is a major contributor to morbidity and mortaity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) . Biopsy - proven Lupus nephritis (L.N .) occure in a round 80% of all cases of childhood - onset SLE . The etiology of SLE remains unknown



Genetic polymorphism Lupus nephritis MCP-1