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Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology 1/2013

Open Access 01-11-2013 | Meeting abstract

PW03-014 - TLR4 and MEFV variants are Behçet's risk factors

Authors: Y Kirino, Q Zhou, Y Ishigatsubo, N Mizuki, Y Kim, DL Kastner, A Gül, EF Remmers

Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology | Special Issue 1/2013

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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are a powerful means for identifying genes with disease-associated common variants, but they are not well-suited to detect genes with disease-associated rare or low-frequency variants. It has long been debated whether the innate immune system is involved in the pathogenesis of Behçet's disease (BD) but genetic evidence to support this hypothesis is sparse. …
Metadata
Title
PW03-014 - TLR4 and MEFV variants are Behçet's risk factors
Authors
Y Kirino
Q Zhou
Y Ishigatsubo
N Mizuki
Y Kim
DL Kastner
A Gül
EF Remmers
Publication date
01-11-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Pediatric Rheumatology / Issue Special Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1546-0096
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1546-0096-11-S1-A240

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