HUMAN FCGammaRIIB GENE POLYMORPHISMS FOR ASSESSING DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR USE THEREOF

摘要

The present invention provides methods for predicting the likelihood of development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in an individual, which comprise determining the sequence at one or more polymorphic positions within the human genes encoding Fc&ggr;RIIB. The invention also provides isolated nucleic acids encoding Fc&ggr;RIIB polymorphisms, nucleic acid probes that hybridize to polymorphic positions and kits for the prediction of SLE status.