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DEFA gene variants associated with IgA nephropathy in a Chinese population.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jan 2000
Qi Y Y, Zhou X J, Cheng F J, Hou P, Zhu L, Shi S F, Liu L J, Lv J C, Zhang H
Abstract excerpt
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a complex syndrome with high genetic heterogeneity. More recently, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) from Southern Han population revealed that variants within 8p23.1, where the DEFA genes encoding a-defensins assembled, were associated with susceptibility to IgAN. To replicate the association and fine-map the genetic variants, a case-control genetic study from an independent...
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