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Replication study confirms the association between UBAC2 and Behçet's disease in two independent Chinese sets of patients and controls.
Arthritis research & therapy - 29 Mar 2012
Hou Shengping, Shu Qinmeng, Jiang Zhengxuan, Chen Yuanyuan, Li Fuzhen, Chen Feilan, Kijlstra Aize, Yang Peizeng
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INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to replicate genetic factors associated with the susceptibility to Behçet's disease (BD). We conducted a two-stage candidate genes association and functional study, involving 477 BD patients and 1,334 normal controls of Chinese Han descent. METHODS: The genotyping of five candidate genes/loci, including LOC100129342, KIAA1529, CPVL, UBASH3B and UBAC2, were performed...
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