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The Anti-Inflammatory Caspase-12 Gene Does Not Influence Sle Phenotype In African-Americans, Trista Fuchs, Jennifer A. Kelly, Emily Simon, Kathy L. Sivils, Evan Hermel
The Anti-Inflammatory Caspase-12 Gene Does Not Influence Sle Phenotype In African-Americans, Trista Fuchs, Jennifer A. Kelly, Emily Simon, Kathy L. Sivils, Evan Hermel
Faculty Publications & Research of the TUC College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Caspase-12 And Lupus: The Curious Case Of The Dog That Didn’T Bark, Evan Hermel
Caspase-12 And Lupus: The Curious Case Of The Dog That Didn’T Bark, Evan Hermel
Faculty Publications & Research of the TUC College of Osteopathic Medicine
CASPASE-12 (CASP12) has an anti-inflammatory function during infection, and is a risk factor for sepsis in African-Americans (AA). To determine if CASP12 could be protective for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in AA, we genotyped AA SLE patients and controls. We found that, at best, there was a weak association between CASP12 genotype with the absence of anti-dsDNA autoantibodies in SLE patients. No effect was seen upon serum interleukin-1 beta levels, nor was any other protective effect noted for the CASP12 genotype, whether upon association with SLE, or any of the 11 American College of Rheumatology classification criteria. We concluded that …