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Disease association of the CD103 polymorphisms in Taiwan Chinese Graves' ophthalmopathy patients.
Ophthalmology - 1 Aug 2010
Liu Yu-Huei, Chen Rong-Hsing, Chen Wen-Chi, Tsai Yuhsin, Wan Lei, Tsai Fuu-Jen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether variations in the CD103 gene could be associated with Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) in patients with Graves' disease. DESIGN: Case-control study. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 484 Chinese patients with Graves' disease in Taiwan, including 203 patients with GO and 281 patients without GO, were enrolled. METHODS: Five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CD103 were genotyped using an...
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