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Association of an asporin repeat polymorphism with ankylosing spondylitis in Han Chinese population: a case-control study.
Clinical and investigative medicine. Medecine clinique et experimentale - 1 Feb 2010
Liu Dongxia, Yang Qingrui, Li Ming, Mu Kun, Zhang Yuanchao
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of a functional polymorphism consisting of an aspartic acid (D) repeat located in the asporin gene (ASPN) gene in the susceptibility to and clinical outcome of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS: A total of 374 Chinese patients with ankylosing spondylitis and...
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