Article
Association between the autophagy-related gene ULK1 and ankylosing spondylitis susceptibility in the Chinese Han population: a case-control study.
Postgraduate medical journal - 1 Dec 2017
Zhang Xu, Han Renfang, Wang Mengmeng, Li Xiaona, Yang Xiao, Xia Qing, Liu Rui, Yuan Yaping, Hu Xingxing, Chen Mengya, Jiang Guangming, Ma Yubo, Yang Jiajia, Xu Shengqian, Xu Jianhua, Shuai Zongwen, Pan Faming
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn's disease (CD) often coexist in the same patient and these diseases have remarkably strong overlaps in genetic association. The association between Unc51like kinase 1 (ULK1) gene polymorphisms and CD has been reported, and the aim of the current study was to investigate whether ULK1 polymorphisms are also associated with susceptibility to...
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