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Association between polymorphism of the vitamin D metabolism gene CYP27B1 and HLA-B27-associated uveitis. Is a state of relative immunodeficiency pathogenic in HLA B27-positive uveitis?
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Steinwender Gernot, Lindner Ewald, Weger Martin, Plainer Sophie, Renner Wilfried, Ardjomand Navid, El-Shabrawi Yosuf
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Polymorphisms of the vitamin D metabolism gene CYP27B1 showed associations with multiple autoimmune diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate a possible association between the rs703842 A>G polymorphism of the CYP27B1 gene and HLA-B27-associated uveitis. DESIGN: One hundred fi...
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