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The haplotypes of various TNF related genes associated with scleritis in Chinese Han.
Human genomics - 7 Dec 2020
Gao Yingnan, Du Liping, Li Fuzhen, Ding Jiadong, Li Geng, Cao Qingfeng, Li Na, Su Guannan, Kijlstra Aize, Yang Peizeng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several studies have stated that TNF-α participates in the pathogenesis of scleritis, but also in several systemic autoimmune diseases and vasculitis, of which some are associated with scleritis. Earlier GWAS and SNP studies have confirmed that multiple SNPs of TNF related genes are associated with many immune-mediated disorders. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of TNF related...
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