A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the Il17ra Promoter Is Associated with Functional Severity of Ankylosing Spondylitis.

The aim of this study was to identify new genetic variants associated with the severity of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). We sequenced the exome of eight patients diagnosed with AS, selected on the basis of the severity of their clinical parameters. We identified 27 variants in exons and regulatory re...

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Main Authors: Jose Ramón Vidal-Castiñeira, Antonio López-Vázquez, Roberto Diaz-Peña, Paula Diaz-Bulnes, Pablo Martinez-Camblor, Eliecer Coto, Pablo Coto-Segura, Jacome Bruges-Armas, Jose Antonio Pinto, Francisco Jose Blanco, Alejandra Sánchez, Juan Mulero, Ruben Queiro, Carlos Lopez-Larrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4945092?pdf=render