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New genomic region for Wegener's granulomatosis as revealed by an extended association screen with 202 apoptosis-related genes.
Human genetics - 1 Apr 2004
Jagiello Peter, Gencik Martin, Arning Larissa, Wieczorek Stefan, Kunstmann Erdmute, Csernok Elena, Gross Wolfgang L, Epplen Joerg T
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Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is a systemic disease with complex genetic background. It is characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation of the upper and lower respiratory tract, glomerulonephritis, vasculitis and the presence of antineutrophil cytoplasmatic autoantibodies (C-ANCAs) in...
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