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Evaluation of NLRP1 gene polymorphisms in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2011
Horie Yukihiro, Saito Wataru, Kitaichi Nobuyoshi, Miura Toshie, Ishida Susumu, Ohno Shigeaki
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Polymorphisms of the NACHT [neuronal apoptosis inhibitory protein (NAIP), CIITA, HET-E, TP1] and leucine-rich repeat protein 1 (NLRP1) gene are reported to be associated with susceptibility to vitiligo and several autoimmune diseases. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease is an autoimmune d...
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