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The effect of inversion at 8p23 on BLK association with lupus in Caucasian population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Namjou Bahram, Ni Yizhao, Harley Isaac T W, Chepelev Iouri, Cobb Beth, Kottyan Leah C, Gaffney Patrick M, Guthridge Joel M, Kaufman Kenneth, Harley John B
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: To explore the potential influence of the polymorphic 8p23.1 inversion on known autoimmune susceptibility risk at or near BLK locus, we validated a new bioinformatics method that utilizes SNP data to enable accurate, high-throughput genotyping of the 8p23.1 inversion in a Caucasian population. METHODS: Principal components analysis (PCA) was performed using markers inside the inversion territory...
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