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A study on the association between C1GALT1 polymorphisms and the risk of Henoch-Schönlein purpura in a Chinese population.
Rheumatology international - 1 Oct 2013
An JinDan, Lü Qiang, Zhao HongTao, Cao Yong, Yan Bin, Ma Zhihong
Abstract excerpt
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is the most common systemic vasculitis of childhood. The molecular etiology of HSP is not well understood. The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between polymorphisms in C1GALT1 gene and the risk of HSP in a Chinese population. A total of unrelated 542 northern Chinese were enrolled in this study. PCR-RFLP method was used to genotype the five tagging SNPs in...
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