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Genetic variants in the JAK1 gene confer higher risk of Behcet's disease with ocular involvement in Han Chinese.
Human genetics - 1 Sept 2013
Hou Shengping, Qi Jian, Zhang Qi, Liao Dan, Li Qi, Hu Ke, Zhou Yan, Kijlstra Aize, Yang Peizeng
Abstract excerpt
Recent surveys have identified SLC22A4, SLC22A5, RUNX1, JAK1 as susceptibility genes for various immune-related diseases. An association study was performed in 738 Behcet's patients with ocular involvement and 1,873 controls using the iPLEX system method. The first-stage study for 30 SNPs showed that SNPs rs2780815, rs310241, rs3790532 in JAK1 were associated with Behcet's disease in Han Chinese (Pc(Bonferroni...
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