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PADI4 gene polymorphism is not associated with ankylosing spondylitis in Chinese Han population.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Nov 2010
Chen R, Wei Y, Cai Q, Duan S, Lin J, Fang M, Lv K, Cheng N, Sun S
Abstract excerpt
The cause of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) remains unelucidated. Both genetic and environmental factors are suspected playing an important role in AS development. Peptidyl arginine deiminase type IV (PADI4) is a member of gene family that encodes enzymes responsible for the conversion of arginine t...
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