Methods and compositions for diagnosing or monitoring auto immune and chronic inflammatory diseases
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1. A method of diagnosing or monitoring an autoimmune or chronic inflammatory disease in a patient, comprising detecting the expression level of a gene in said patient to diagnose or monitor said autoimmune or chronic inflammatory disease in said patient wherein said gene comprises the nucleotide consisting sequence of SEQ ID NO:
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Methods of diagnosing or monitoring an autoimmune or chronic inflammatory disease, particularly SLE in a patient by detecting the expression level of one or more genes or surrogates derived therefrom in the patient are described. Diagnostic oligonucleotides for diagnosing or monitoring chronic inflammatory disease, particularly SLE infection and kits or systems containing the same are also described.
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- 1. A method of diagnosing or monitoring an autoimmune or chronic inflammatory disease in a patient, comprising detecting the expression level of a gene in said patient to diagnose or monitor said autoimmune or chronic inflammatory disease in said patient wherein said gene comprises the nucleotide consisting sequence of SEQ ID NO:
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