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Replication of a microsatellite genome-wide association study of Behcet's disease in a Korean population.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Jun 2012
Horie Yukihiro, Meguro Akira, Kitaichi Nobuyoshi, Lee Eun Bong, Kanda Atsuhiro, Noda Kousuke, Song Yeong Wook, Park Kyung Sook, Namba Kenichi, Ota Masao, Inoko Hidetoshi, Mizuki Nobuhisa, Ishida Susumu, Ohno Shigeaki
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OBJECTIVE: Behçet's disease is one of the major aetiologies of uveitis causing blindness in Asian countries. A genome-wide association study identified six microsatellite markers as disease susceptibility loci for Japanese patients with Behçet's disease. To confirm our recent results, these microsatellite markers were examined in a Korean population as a replication study. METHODS: Study participants included 119...
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