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Lack of association of two polymorphisms of IRF5 with Behcet's disease.
Molecular vision - 7 Oct 2009
Li Haijun, Yang Peizeng, Jiang Zhengxuan, Hou Shengping, Xie Lin
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Interferon regulation factor 5 (IRF5) is a member of the IRF family of transcription factors that control the transactivation of type I interferon system-related genes as well as the expression of several other genes involved in immune response. Here, we investigated its association with Behcet's disease (BD) in a well defined group of Chinese Han patients. METHODS: A total of 152 unrelated Chinese...
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