Article
Analysis of Systemic Sclerosis-associated Genes in a Turkish Population.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jul 2016
Carmona F David, Onat Ahmet Mesut, Fernández-Aranguren Tamara, Serrano-Fernández Alberto, Robledo Gema, Direskeneli Haner, Sawalha Amr H, Yavuz Sule, Martín Javier
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the genetic background of systemic sclerosis (SSc) in the Turkish population. METHODS: There were 354 cases and 718 unaffected controls from Turkey genotyped for the most relevant SSc genetic markers (IRF5-rs10488631, STAT4-rs3821236, CD247-rs2056626, DNASE1L3-rs35677470, IL12A-rs77583790, and ATG5-). Association tests were conducted to identify possible associations. RESULTS:...
