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LACC1 polymorphisms in inflammatory bowel disease and juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jun 2016
Assadi G, Saleh R, Hadizadeh F, Vesterlund L, Bonfiglio F, Halfvarson J, Törkvist L, Eriksson A S, Harris H E, Sundberg E, D'Amato M
Abstract excerpt
The function of the Laccase domain-containing 1 (LACC1) gene is unknown, but genetic variation at this locus has been reported to consistently affect the risk of Crohn's disease (CD) and leprosy. Recently, a LACC1 missense mutation was found in patients suffering from monogenic forms of CD, but also systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. We tested the hypothesis that LACC1 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs),...
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