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HLA-B27 may modulate the interaction between ERAP1 polymorphisms and smoking in ankylosing spondylitis patients.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jul 2022
Fernández-Torres Javier, Zamudio-Cuevas Yessica, Montaño-Armendariz Nathalie, Luján-Juárez Iván Alejandro, Sánchez-Sánchez Roberto, Martínez-Flores Karina
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BACKGROUND: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an autoimmune disease that affects the enthesis and synovial membrane of the spine, the sacroiliac vertebrae and peripheral joints. Genetic susceptibility to AS is mainly due to the presence of the HLA-B*27 (B27) allele, and endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase-1 (ERAP-1) plays a key role in antigen processing and presentation to HLA class I molecules. Tobacco...
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