Article
Variants of the IFI16 gene affecting the levels of expression of mRNA are associated with susceptibility to Behçet disease.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Apr 2015
Ortiz-Fernández Lourdes, García-Lozano José-Raúl, Montes-Cano Marco-Antonio, Conde-Jaldón Marta, Ortego-Centeno Norberto, García-Hernández Francisco-José, Espinosa Gerard, Graña-Gil Genaro, Sánchez-Bursón Juan, Blanco Ricardo, Barnosi-Marín Ana-Celia, Solans Roser, Fanlo Patricia, Rodríguez-Carballeira Mónica, Camps Teresa, Castañeda Santos, Núñez-Roldán Antonio, Martín Javier, González-Escribano María-Francisca
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Behçet disease (BD) is a multifactorial disease in which infectious agents have been proposed as triggers in genetically predisposed individuals. The aim of our study was to investigate the role of innate immunity receptors, specifically the nucleic acid sensors, in susceptibility to BD. METHODS: Seventy-four tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (tSNP) selected in 9 candidate genes (DDX58, IFIH1, TLR3,...
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