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Copy number variation of β-defensin genes in Behçet's disease.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Park Jin Joo, Oh Boram R, Kim Joung Yeon, Park Ji Ah, Kim Chul, Lee Yun Jong, Song Yeong Wook, Armour John A L, Lee Eun Bong
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OBJECTIVES: Behçet's disease (BD) may be triggered by infectious agents in genetically susceptible persons. Human β-defensin 2 is an inducible antimicrobial peptide, the level of which can be influenced by copy number (CN) of the DEFB4. We investigated the relationship between copy number variati...
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