Whole-genome screening in ankylosing spondylitis: evidence of non-MHC genetic-susceptibility loci.
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a common inflammatory arthritis predominantly affecting the axial skeleton. Susceptibility to the disease is thought to be oligogenic. To identify the genes involved, we have performed a genomewide scan in 185 families containing 255 affected sibling pairs. Two-point a...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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