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SUBMITTER: Wei JC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3106015 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wei James Cheng-Chung JC Yen Jeng-Hsien JH Juo Suh-Hang Hank SH Chen Wei-Chiao WC Wang Yu-Shiuan YS Chiu Yi-Ching YC Hsieh Tusty-Jiuan TJ Guo Yuh-Cherng YC Huang Chun-Huang CH Wong Ruey-Hong RH Wang Hui-Po HP Tsai Ke-Li KL Wu Yang-Chang YC Chang Hsueh-Wei HW Hsi Edward E Chang Wei-Pin WP Chang Wei-Chiao WC
PloS one 20110601 6
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammation of the sacroiliac joints, spine and peripheral joints. The aetiology of ankylosing spondylitis is still unclear. Previous studies have indicated that genetics factors such as human leukocyte antigen HLA-B27 associates to AS susceptibility. We carried out a case-control study to determine whether the genetic polymorphisms of ORAI1 gene, a major component of store-operated calcium channels that involved the regulation of immune system, is a sus ...[more]