A Functional Variant of PTPN22 Confers Risk for Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome but Not for Ankylosing Spondylitis

Qi Zhang; Jian Qi; Shengping Hou; Liping Du; Hongsong Yu; Qingfeng Cao; Yan Zhou; Dan Liao; Aize Kijlstra; Peizeng Yang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096943

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A Functional Variant of PTPN22 Confers Risk for Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome but Not for Ankylosing Spondylitis

Qi Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Qi Zhang, Jian Qi

Affiliation The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P. R. China
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Jian Qi ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Qi Zhang, Jian Qi

Affiliation The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P. R. China
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Shengping Hou,

Affiliation The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P. R. China
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Liping Du,

Affiliation The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P. R. China
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Hongsong Yu,

Affiliation The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P. R. China
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Qingfeng Cao,

Affiliation The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P. R. China
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Yan Zhou,

Affiliation The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P. R. China
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Dan Liao,

Affiliation The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P. R. China
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Aize Kijlstra,

Affiliation University Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Peizeng Yang

* E-mail: peizengycmu@126.com

Affiliation The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P. R. China
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A Functional Variant of PTPN22 Confers Risk for Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome but Not for Ankylosing Spondylitis

Qi Zhang,
Jian Qi,
Shengping Hou,
Liping Du,
Hongsong Yu,
Qingfeng Cao,
Yan Zhou,
Dan Liao,
Aize Kijlstra,
Peizeng Yang

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Published: May 9, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096943

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