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Variant in ERAP1 promoter region is associated with low expression in a patient with a Behçet-like MHC-I-opathy.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 2020
Dimopoulou Chrysoula, Lundgren Jens D, Sundal Jon, Ullum Henrik, Aukrust Pål, Nielsen Finn C, Marvig Rasmus L
Abstract excerpt
Behçet disease (BD) is an immune-mediated disease. The cause of BD remains unknown, but the existence of multiple pathological pathways is suspected, including different genetic factors. Polymorphisms in ERAP1 gene have been associated with an increased risk of BD. However, while current BD-associated ERAP1 variants are suggested to contribute to disease by altering the activity of the encoded protein, there is...
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