[Susceptibility gene of systemic lupus erythematosus in 16q12 in Chinese cohort].

Objective: To localize susceptibility loci in Chinese systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cohort by linkage disequilibrium mapping the genomic interval in human chromosome 16 so as to understand whether the pathogenesis of human SLE is related to chromosome 16.

Methods: Five microsatellite markers in chromosome 16 spanning from 57.79 cM to 65.