Article
Lack of association between tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to SLE in a Japanese population.
Modern rheumatology - 1 Jan 2009
Kyogoku Chieko, Morinobu Akio, Nishimura Kunihiro, Sugiyama Daisuke, Hashimoto Hiroshi, Tokano Yoshiaki, Mimori Tsuneyo, Terao Chikashi, Matsuda Fumihiko, Kuno Takayoshi, Kumagai Shunichi
Abstract excerpt
Tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) is a type I interferon (IFN) signaling pathway gene and was previously reported to be a risk factor for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Caucasian populations. In order to test for its genetic association with SLE in a Japanese population, TYK2 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), rs2304256, rs12720270 and rs280519, were genotyped. A case-control association study was performed in...
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