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BANK1 is a genetic risk factor for diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis and has additive effects with IRF5 and STAT4.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Nov 2009
Dieudé P, Wipff J, Guedj M, Ruiz B, Melchers I, Hachulla E, Riemekasten G, Diot E, Hunzelmann N, Sibilia J, Tiev K, Mouthon L, Cracowski J L, Carpentier P H, Distler J, Amoura Z, Tarner I, Avouac J, Meyer O, Kahan A, Boileau C, Allanore Y
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the functional BANK1 variants rs3733197 and rs10516487 are associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in 2 European Caucasian populations and to investigate the putative gene-gene interactions between BANK1 and IRF5 as well as STAT4. METHODS: BANK1 single-nucleotide polymorphisms were genotyped in a total population of 2,432 individuals. The French cohort consisted of 874 SSc...
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