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FoxO1 gene confers genetic predisposition to acute anterior uveitis with ankylosing spondylitis.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 20 Nov 2014
Yu Hongsong, Liu Yunjia, Zhang Lijun, Wu Lili, Zheng Minming, Cheng Ling, Luo Le, Kijlstra Aize, Yang Peizeng
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PURPOSE: Recent studies have shown that a decrease of regulatory T (Treg) cells may contribute to the activity of acute anterior uveitis (AAU) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). A number of immunogenetic factors including IL2RA, miR-27a, miR-182, and FoxO1 are associated with Treg cell function. In this study, we investigated the association between polymorphisms of these genes and AAU with or without AS in a...
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