Article
Lack of association between the CARD10 rs6000782 polymorphism and type 1 autoimmune hepatitis in a Japanese population.
BMC research notes - 12 Dec 2015
Migita Kiyoshi, Jiuchi Yuka, Furukawa Hiroshi, Nakamura Minoru, Komori Atsumasa, Yasunami Michio, Kozuru Hideko, Abiru Seigo, Yamasaki Kazumi, Nagaoka Shinya, Hashimoto Satoru, Bekki Shigemune, Yoshizawa Kaname, Shimada Masaaki, Kouno Hiroshi, Kamitsukasa Hiroshi, Komatsu Tatsuji, Hijioka Taizo, Nakamuta Makoto, Naganuma Atsushi, Yamashita Haruhiro, Nishimura Hideo, Ohta Hajime, Nakamura Yoko, Ario Keisuke, Oohara Yukio, Sugi Kazuhiro, Tomizawa Minoru, Sato Takeaki, Takahashi Hironao, Muro Toyokichi, Makita Fujio, Mita Eiji, Sakai Hironori, Yatsuhashi Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous genome-wide association studies have evaluated the impact of common genetic variants and identified several non-HLA risk loci associated with autoimmune liver diseases. More recent genome-wide association studies and replication analyses reported an association between variants of the CARD10 polymorphism rs6000782 and risk of type 1 autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). In this case-control study, we...
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