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Genome-wide association study identifies GIMAP as a novel susceptibility locus for Behcet's disease.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Sept 2013
Lee Yun Jong, Horie Yukihiro, Wallace Graham R, Choi Yong Seok, Park Ji Ah, Choi Ji Yong, Song Ran, Kang Young-Mo, Kang Seong Wook, Baek Han Joo, Kitaichi Nobuyoshi, Meguro Akira, Mizuki Nobuhisa, Namba Kenichi, Ishida Susumu, Kim Jinhyun, Niemczyk Edyta, Lee Eun Young, Song Yeong Wook, Ohno Shigeaki, Lee Eun Bong
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To identify non-major histocompatibility complex susceptible genes that might contribute to Behçet's disease (BD). METHODS: We performed a genome-wide association study using DNA samples from a Korean population consisting of 379 BD patients and 800 controls. A replication study was performed in a Japanese population (363 BD patients and 272 controls). To evaluate the functional implication of the...
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