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ERAP1 in the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis.
Immunologic research - 1 Dec 2014
Reeves Emma, Elliott Tim, James Edward, Edwards Christopher J
Abstract excerpt
The endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 (ERAP1) performs a major role in antigen processing, trimming N-terminally extended peptides to the final epitope for presentation by major histocompatibility complex class I molecules. Recent genome-wide association studies have identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within ERAP1 as being associated with disease, in particular ankylosing spondylitis (AS). AS...
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