Article
New insight on the Xq28 association with systemic sclerosis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Dec 2013
Carmona F David, Cénit M Carmen, Diaz-Gallo Lina-Marcela, Broen Jasper C A, Simeón Carmen P, Carreira Patricia E, Callejas-Rubio José-Luis, Fonollosa Vicente, López-Longo Francisco J, González-Gay Miguel A, Hunzelmann Nicolas, Riemekasten Gabriela, Witte Torsten, Kreuter Alexander, Distler Jörg H W, Madhok Rajan, Shiels Paul, van Laar Jacob M, Schuerwegh Annemie J, Vonk Madelon C, Voskuyl Alexandre E, Fonseca Carmen, Denton Christopher P, Herrick Ariane, Worthington Jane, Arnett Frank C, Tan Filemon K, Assassi Shervin, Radstake Timothy R D J, Mayes Maureen D, Martín Javier
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated IRAK1 non-synonymous single-nucleotide polymorphism rs1059702 is responsible for the Xq28 association with SSc or whether there are other independent signals in the nearby methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 gene (MECP2). METHODS: We analysed a total of 3065 women with SSc and 2630 unaffected controls from five independent Caucasian cohorts. Four tag...
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