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Androgen receptor genetic variants in male patients with ankylosing spondylitis in Taiwan.
International journal of rheumatic diseases - 1 Feb 2013
Yu Shan-Fu, Hsu Yi-Hsiang, Cheng Tien-Tsai, Lai Han-Ming, Chen Chung-Jen, Kang Hong-Yo
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic rheumatic disorder with gender differences. The aim of study was to investigate the association between polymorphisms of the androgen receptor (AR) gene and the susceptibility to AS in Taiwanese men of Han Chinese descent. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study with 92 male AS patients and 108 healthy controls. Trinucleotide (CAG and GGC) repeats and seven single...
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