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Low prevalence of NOD2 SNPs in Behçet's disease suggests protective association in Caucasians.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Nov 2009
Kappen Jasper H, Wallace Graham R, Stolk Lisette, Rivadeneira Fernando, Uitterlinden Andre G, van Daele Paul L A, Laman Jon D, Kuijpers Robert W A M, Baarsma Goitze Seerp, Stanford Miles R, Fortune Farida, Madanat Wafa, van Hagen Petrus Martin, van Laar Jan A M
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OBJECTIVE: It has been shown previously that three nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain containing 2 (NOD2) variants (Arg702Trp, Gly908Arg and Lue1007fs) are associated with Crohn's disease (CD), a disorder clinically resembling Behçet's disease (BD). We studied the frequency of these varian...
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