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Role of NOD2 variants in spondylarthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jun 2002
Crane Alison M, Bradbury Linda, van Heel David A, McGovern Dermot P B, Brophy Sinead, Rubin Laurence, Siminovitch Katherine A, Wordsworth B Paul, Calin Andrei, Brown Matthew A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of the gene NOD2 in susceptibility to, and clinical manifestations of, ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS: A case-control study of NOD2 polymorphisms known to be associated with Crohn's disease (CD) (Pro(268)Ser, Arg(702)Trp, Gly(908)Arg, and Leu(1007)fsinsC) was performed in 229 cases of primary AS with no diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), 197 cases of AS associated...
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