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Association of TLR2 gene polymorphisms with ocular Behcet's disease in a Chinese Han population.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 30 Dec 2013
Fang Jing, Hu Ranran, Hou Shengping, Ye Zi, Xiang Qin, Qi Jian, Zhou Yan, Kijlstra Aize, Yang Peizeng
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: TLR2, TLR4, TLR8, and TLR9 have been reported to be associated with several autoimmune diseases. The current study aimed to explore whether singe nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of these four genes were associated with ocular Behçet's disease (BD), Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome, acute anterior uveitis (AAU) with or without ankylosing spondylitis (AS), or pediatric uveitis in Han Chinese. METHODS:...
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