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Association between the AKT1 single nucleotide polymorphism (rs2498786, rs2494752 and rs5811155) and microscopic polyangiitis risk in a Chinese population.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 May 2023
Li Lizhen, Rao Jinlan, Lan Jingjing, Zhu Yan, Gong Aimei, Chu Liepeng, Feng Fei, Xue Chao
Abstract excerpt
Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is an autoimmune disease, characterized by ANCA in blood and necrotizing inflammation of small and medium-sized vessels, one of the three clinical phenotypes of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). Autophagy has been confirmed to be involved in the pathogenesis of AAV. AKT1 is one of the autophagy-regulated proteins. Its single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with...
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