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The LMP2 CfoI polymorphism is associated with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) risk but not with acute anterior uveitis (AAU): A meta-analysis.
Medicine - 1 Nov 2019
Qian Yufeng, Chen Bingqian, Sheng Xiaowen, Peng Yuqin
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BACKGROUND: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is one of the most common chronic inflammatory disorders affecting the sacroiliac joints, spine, and peripheral joints. Apart from HLA-B27, the LMP2 gene has been shown to play a role in the pathogenesis of AS as well as AAU in AS. However, genetic associations between LMP2 CfoI polymorphism and AS and AAU were inconclusive. We aimed to investigate the correlation of LMP2...
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