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Copy Number Variation of HLA-DQA1 and APOBEC3A/3B Contribute to the Susceptibility of Systemic Sclerosis in the Chinese Han Population.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 May 2016
Guo Shicheng, Li Yuan, Wang Yi, Chu Haiyan, Chen Yulin, Liu Qingmei, Guo Gang, Tu Wenzhen, Wu Wenyu, Zou Hejian, Yang Li, Xiao Rong, Ma Yanyun, Zhang Feng, Xiong Momiao, Jin Li, Zhou Xiaodong, Wang Jiucun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic connective tissue disease caused by a genetic aberrant. The involvement of the copy number variations (CNV) in the pathogenesis of SSc is unclear. We tried to identify some CNV that are involved with the susceptibility to SSc. METHODS: A genome-wide CNV screening was performed in 20 patients with SSc. Five SSc-associated common CNV that included HLA-DRB5,...
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