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JAK1, but not JAK2 and STAT3, confers susceptibility to Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome in a Han Chinese population.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 9 May 2013
Hu Ke, Hou Shengping, Li Fuzhen, Xiang Qin, Kijlstra Aize, Yang Peizeng
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PURPOSE: Janus kinase 1 (JAK1), JAK2, and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) play an important role in Th1 and Th17 differentiation and gene polymorphisms of these factors have been demonstrated to be associated with certain autoimmune diseases. The present study was performed to assess the association between JAK1, JAK2, and STAT3 polymorphisms and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome in a...
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