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Polymorphisms in genetics of vitamin D metabolism confer susceptibility to ocular Behçet disease in a Chinese Han population.
American journal of ophthalmology - 1 Feb 2014
Fang Jing, Hou Shengping, Xiang Qin, Qi Jian, Yu Hongsong, Shi Yanyun, Zhou Yan, Kijlstra Aize, Yang Peizeng
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To test whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the 4 vitamin D family genes (DHCR7, CYP2R1, CYP27B1, and CYP24A1) previously associated with several autoimmune diseases are associated with ocular Behçet disease, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome, acute anterior uveitis (AAU) with ankylosing spondylitis, or pediatric uveitis in the Chinese Han population. DESIGN: Prospective case-control...
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