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Complement C5 Gene Confers Risk for Acute Anterior Uveitis.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jul 2015
Xu Dengfeng, Hou Shengping, Jiang Yanni, Zhang Jun, Cao Shuang, Zhang Dike, Luo Le, Kijlstra Aize, Yang Peizeng
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Polymorphisms in the genes encoding C3 and C5 are associated with several immune-mediated diseases. However, the association of C3 and C5 SNPs with acute anterior uveitis (AAU) has not yet been investigated and was the purpose of the study described. METHODS: Genotyping was performed for six SNPs in C3 and four SNPs in C5 in 395 AAU patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), 397 AAU patients without AS,...
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