Do association analyses confirm five susceptibility loci for systemic lupus erythematosus in the Han Chinese population?
This study increases the number of established susceptibility loci for SLE in Han Chinese population and highlights the contribution of multiple variants of modest effect. Although further studies will be required to identify the causal alleles within these loci, the findings make a significant step forward in our understanding of the genetic contribution to SLE in Chinese population.
The blood solubilities of sevoflurane and isoflurane were measured with and without nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide. No differences were found. Nitrous oxide does not affect the kinetics of other anesthetics by altering their solubility. Carbon dioxide tensions need not be controlled when measuring anesthetic tensions in blood.