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Association Between Copy Number Variations of TLR7 and Ocular Behçet's Disease in a Chinese Han Population.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 3 Feb 2015
Fang Jing, Chen Lu, Tang Jihong, Hou Shengping, Liao Dan, Ye Zi, Wang Chaokui, Cao Qinfeng, Kijlstra Aize, Yang Peizeng
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to test whether gene copy number variations (CNVs) of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are associated with uveitis. METHODS: Copy number variations of TLRs were detected by real-time PCR. The first stage of the study consisted of enrolling 400 Behçet's disease (BD) patients, 400 Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome patients, 400 patients with acute anterior uveitis associated with or...
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