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Genetic association of Fc receptor-like 3 polymorphisms with susceptibility to primary biliary cirrhosis: ethnic comparative study in Japanese and Italian patients.
Tissue antigens - 1 Mar 2011
Tanaka A, Ohira H, Kikuchi K, Nezu S, Shibuya A, Bianchi I, Podda M, Invernizzi P, Takikawa H
Abstract excerpt
A functional variant in the Fc receptor-like 3 (FCRL3) gene is associated with the susceptibility to several autoimmune diseases. In this study, we examined whether the FCRL3 is associated with susceptibility to primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) by comparing the two different ethnic groups, Japanese and Italians. We enrolled 232 patients with PBC and 230 controls in Japanese, and 216 PBC and 180 controls in...
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