Article
Association of the genetic variants in the endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 2 gene with ankylosing spondylitis susceptibility.
International journal of rheumatic diseases - 1 Apr 2021
Ebrazeh Mehrdad, Ezzatifar Fatemeh, Torkamandi Shahram, Mohammadi Fatemeh Sadat, Salimifard Sevda, Gowhari Shabgah Arezoo, Hemmatzadeh Maryam, Aslani Saeed, Babaie Farhad, Jadidi-Niaragh Farhad, Gholizadeh Navashenaq Jamshid, Mohammadi Hamed
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic polymorphisms in the endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase gene ERAP2 has been attributed with the etiopathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Here we assessed the association of ERAP2 gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with AS predisposition in Iranian patients and determined their effect on the inflammatory state of the patients. METHODS: For genotyping of rs2548538, rs2287988,...
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