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Possible single-nucleotide polymorphism loci associated with systemic sclerosis susceptibility: a genetic association study in a Chinese Han population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Shu Chang, Du Wei, Mao Xiaofei, Li Yun, Zhu Qin, Wang Wei, Wu Nan, Mao Xuming, Jin Hongzhong, Sun Qiuning
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to confirm the association of RHOB and FAM167A-BLK gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to systemic sclerosis (SSc) in a Chinese Han population. METHODS: A total of 248 SSc patients and 251 healthy controls of Chinese Han ethnicity, which visited the department of dermatology of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, were included in the study. Six selected single nucleotide...
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