MHC class II tumour necrosis factor α and lymphotoxin α gene haplotype associations with serological subsets of systemic lupus erythematosus

摘要

ObjectiveTo conduct a case–control study to investigate whether there are independent tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) or lymphotoxin α (LTα) haplotype associations with SLE or with any of the major serological subsets of SLE.