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Association of IL23R and ERAP1 genes with ankylosing spondylitis in a Portuguese population.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Pimentel-Santos F M, Ligeiro D, Matos M, Mourão A F, Sousa E, Pinto P, Ribeiro A, Sousa M, Barcelos A, Godinho F, Cruz M, Fonseca J E, Guedes-Pinto H, Trindade H, Evans D M, Brown M A, Branco J C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Association between ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and two genes, ERAP1 and IL23R, has recently been reported in North American and British populations. The population attributable risk fraction for ERAP1 in this study was 25%, and for IL23R, 9%. Confirmation of these findings to ERAP1 in other ethnic groups has not yet been demonstrated. We sought to test the association between single nucleotide...
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