PDCD1 polymorphisms are not associated with Takayasu's arteritis in Turkey

Direskeneli, H.; Tuna-Erdogan, E.; GÜNDÜZ, FEYZA; Bandurska-Luque, A.; Alparslan, B.; Kebe, M.; Uyar, F.; Bicakcigil, M.; AKSU, KENAN; Kamali, S.; Ozbalkan, Z.; Ates, A.; Karadag, O.; Ozer, H.; Akar, S.; Onen, F.; Seyahi, E.; Onat, A.; Aydin, S.; Yilmaz, N.; ÇEFLE, AYŞE; Cobankara, V.; Tunc, E.; Ozturk, M.; Fresko, I.; Karaaslan, Y.; Akkoc, N.; Yucel, A.; Kiraz, S.; Keser, G.; Inanc, M.; Saruhan-Direskeneli, G.

PDCD1 polymorphisms are not associated with Takayasu's arteritis in Turkey

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CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.30, no.1, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 30 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2012
Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives. Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a chronic arterial inflammation of unknown etiology involving mainly the aorta and its major branches. Based on the associations of programmed death-1 (PD-1) protein encoding gene (PDCD1) with connective tissue diseases and vasculitides, PDCD1 polymorphisms are studied for susceptibility to TA in this study.