The genetic associations of acute anterior uveitis and their overlap with the genetics of ankylosing...
The genetic associations of acute anterior uveitis and their overlap with the genetics of ankylosing spondylitis
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Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium , Australasian Osteoporosis Genetics Consortium AOGC , Australasian Osteoporosis Genetics Consortium (AOGC) , Robinson, P C , Leo, P J , Pointon, J J , Harris, J , Cremin, K , Bradbury, L A , Stebbings, S , Harrison, A A , Evans, D M , Duncan, E L , Wordsworth, B P and Brown, M A
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Acute anterior uveitis (AAU) involves inflammation of the iris and ciliary body of the eye. It occurs both in isolation and as a complication of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). It is strongly associated with
HLA-B*27
, but previous studies have suggested that further genetic factors may confer additional risk. We sought to investigate this using...
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The genetic associations of acute anterior uveitis and their overlap with the genetics of ankylosing spondylitis
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1765980422
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1765980422
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1466-4879
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1476-5470
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10.1038/gene.2015.49
