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Association of genetic polymorphisms on BTNL2 with susceptibility to and prognosis of dilated cardiomyopathy in a Chinese population.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology - 1 Jan 2015
Cheng Liang, Zhao Rong, Jin ZhenXiao, Ren Kai, Deng Chao, Yu Shiqiang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is one type of primary myocardial disease, partly caused by immunity dysfunctions. BTNL2 (butyrophilin-like 2) has already been confirmed to be involved in the etiology of autoimmune disorders and GWAS (genome wide association study) has also identified mutants of a SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) near BTNL2 could modulate risk of coronary heart disease (also...
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