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Polymorphism in an HLA linked proteasome gene influences phenotypic expression of disease in HLA-B27 positive individuals.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Apr 1994
Maksymowych W P, Wessler A, Schmitt-Egenolf M, Suarez-Almazor M, Ritzel G, Von Borstel R C, Pazderka F, Russell A S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the potential influence of the HLA-linked LMP (low molecular weight polypeptide) genes on disease susceptibility in HLA-B27 individuals with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS: A polymorphic CfoI restriction enzyme site in the coding region of one proteasome gene was evaluated in 125 genomic DNA samples from B27 individuals with well documented AS, 55 of whom had had acute iritis, and...
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