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Association between DEFB103 gene copy number variation and ankylosing spondylitis: a case-control study.
Tissue antigens - 1 Sept 2015
Cai G, Xia Q, Fan D, Li X, Ding N, Hu Y, Yang X, Liu L, Xin L, Wang L, Xu S, Xu J, Zou Y, Ding C, Pan F
Abstract excerpt
In this brief communication, we investigate the role of DEFB103 gene copy number variation (CNV) in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) susceptibility. A total of 807 Chinese individuals including 406 AS patients and 401 controls were enrolled. The DEFB103 copy number was measured by two sets of probes to obtain a stable result in a custom-by-design Multiplex AccuCopy(™) kit (Genesky Biotechnologies Inc., Shanghai,...
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