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Protective effect of human endogenous retrovirus K dUTPase variants on psoriasis susceptibility.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Jul 2012
Lai Olivia Y, Chen Haoyan, Michaud Henri-Alexandre, Hayashi Genki, Kuebler Peter J, Hultman Gustaf K, Ariza Maria-Eugenia, Williams Marshall V, Batista Mariana D, Nixon Douglas F, Foerster John, Bowcock Anne M, Liao Wilson
Abstract excerpt
Previous genetic and functional studies have implicated the human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K) dUTPase located within the PSORS1 locus in the major histocompatibility complex region as a candidate psoriasis gene. Here, we describe a variant discovery and case-control association study of HERV-K dUTPase variants in 708 psoriasis cases and 349 healthy controls. Five common HERV-K dUTPase variants were found to...
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