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Association of ERAP1, but not IL23R, with ankylosing spondylitis in a Han Chinese population.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Nov 2009
Davidson Stuart I, Wu Xin, Liu Yu, Wei Meng, Danoy Patrick A, Thomas Gethin, Cai Qing, Sun Linyun, Duncan Emma, Wang Niansong, Yu Qinghong, Xu Anlong, Fu Yonggui, Brown Matthew A, Xu Huji
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The results of a recent genome-wide association study have shown that ERAP1 and IL23R are associated with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in Caucasian populations from North America and the UK. Based on these findings, we undertook the current study to investigate whether single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) covering the genes ERAP1 and IL23R are associated with AS in a Han Chinese population. METHODS: A...
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