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Analysis of CARD15 polymorphisms in Korean patients with ankylosing spondylitis reveals absence of common variants seen in western populations.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Oct 2004
Kim Tae-Hwan, Rahman Proton, Jun Jae-Bum, Lee Hye-Soon, Park Yong-Wook, Im Ho Joon, Snelgrove Tara, Peddle Lynette, Hallett David, Inman Robert D
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OBJECTIVE: Substantial epidemiological and genetic evidence suggests that ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is likely due to an interplay of genetic and environmental factors. Recently, CARD15, located in chromosome 16q12, has been established as a disease susceptibility gene for Crohn's disease, Blau...
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