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Association of macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene polymorphisms with Behçet's disease in a Han Chinese population.
Ophthalmology - 1 Dec 2012
Zheng Xiuyun, Wang Donglin, Hou Shengping, Zhang Chunxia, Lei Bo, Xiao Xiang, Kijlstra Aize, Yang Peizeng
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether polymorphisms of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene are associated with Behçet's disease (BD) in a Han Chinese population. DESIGN: Case-control study. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 600 patients with BD and 600 age-, sex-, and ethnically matched healthy controls were enrolled. METHODS: Two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), rs755622 and rs2096525, were genotyped...
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