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Evidence for Genetic Association of CARD9 and SNAPC4 with Ankylosing Spondylitis in a Chinese Han Population
Xiaochun Ma, Yongchao Liu, Hua Zhang, Rongfang Qiu, Hailing Zhao, Qian Xin, Shan Shan, Jie Dang, Jiangxia Li, Ze Yang, Yaoqin Gong and Qiji Liu
The Journal of Rheumatology December 2013, jrheum.130519; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.130519
Xiaochun Ma
From the Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Jinan, Shandong; Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of People’s Republic of China (PRC), Beijing, China. Supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (30771201, 81072452, and 81273281). X. Ma, MS; Y. Liu, MS, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; H. Zhang, PhD, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science; R. Qiu, PhD; H. Zhao, MS; Q. Xin, MS; S. Shan, MS; J. Dang, MS; J. Li, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Z. Yang, MD, Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of PRC; Y. Gong, PhD; Q. Liu, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine. Dr. Ma and Dr. Y. Liu contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. Q. Liu, Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China. E-mail: liuqiji@sdu.edu.cn. Accepted for publication October 15, 2013.
Yongchao Liu
From the Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Jinan, Shandong; Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of People’s Republic of China (PRC), Beijing, China. Supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (30771201, 81072452, and 81273281). X. Ma, MS; Y. Liu, MS, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; H. Zhang, PhD, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science; R. Qiu, PhD; H. Zhao, MS; Q. Xin, MS; S. Shan, MS; J. Dang, MS; J. Li, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Z. Yang, MD, Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of PRC; Y. Gong, PhD; Q. Liu, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine. Dr. Ma and Dr. Y. Liu contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. Q. Liu, Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China. E-mail: liuqiji@sdu.edu.cn. Accepted for publication October 15, 2013.
Hua Zhang
From the Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Jinan, Shandong; Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of People’s Republic of China (PRC), Beijing, China. Supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (30771201, 81072452, and 81273281). X. Ma, MS; Y. Liu, MS, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; H. Zhang, PhD, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science; R. Qiu, PhD; H. Zhao, MS; Q. Xin, MS; S. Shan, MS; J. Dang, MS; J. Li, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Z. Yang, MD, Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of PRC; Y. Gong, PhD; Q. Liu, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine. Dr. Ma and Dr. Y. Liu contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. Q. Liu, Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China. E-mail: liuqiji@sdu.edu.cn. Accepted for publication October 15, 2013.
Rongfang Qiu
From the Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Jinan, Shandong; Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of People’s Republic of China (PRC), Beijing, China. Supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (30771201, 81072452, and 81273281). X. Ma, MS; Y. Liu, MS, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; H. Zhang, PhD, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science; R. Qiu, PhD; H. Zhao, MS; Q. Xin, MS; S. Shan, MS; J. Dang, MS; J. Li, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Z. Yang, MD, Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of PRC; Y. Gong, PhD; Q. Liu, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine. Dr. Ma and Dr. Y. Liu contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. Q. Liu, Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China. E-mail: liuqiji@sdu.edu.cn. Accepted for publication October 15, 2013.
Hailing Zhao
From the Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Jinan, Shandong; Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of People’s Republic of China (PRC), Beijing, China. Supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (30771201, 81072452, and 81273281). X. Ma, MS; Y. Liu, MS, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; H. Zhang, PhD, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science; R. Qiu, PhD; H. Zhao, MS; Q. Xin, MS; S. Shan, MS; J. Dang, MS; J. Li, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Z. Yang, MD, Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of PRC; Y. Gong, PhD; Q. Liu, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine. Dr. Ma and Dr. Y. Liu contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. Q. Liu, Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China. E-mail: liuqiji@sdu.edu.cn. Accepted for publication October 15, 2013.
Qian Xin
From the Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Jinan, Shandong; Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of People’s Republic of China (PRC), Beijing, China. Supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (30771201, 81072452, and 81273281). X. Ma, MS; Y. Liu, MS, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; H. Zhang, PhD, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science; R. Qiu, PhD; H. Zhao, MS; Q. Xin, MS; S. Shan, MS; J. Dang, MS; J. Li, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Z. Yang, MD, Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of PRC; Y. Gong, PhD; Q. Liu, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine. Dr. Ma and Dr. Y. Liu contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. Q. Liu, Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China. E-mail: liuqiji@sdu.edu.cn. Accepted for publication October 15, 2013.
Shan Shan
From the Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Jinan, Shandong; Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of People’s Republic of China (PRC), Beijing, China. Supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (30771201, 81072452, and 81273281). X. Ma, MS; Y. Liu, MS, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; H. Zhang, PhD, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science; R. Qiu, PhD; H. Zhao, MS; Q. Xin, MS; S. Shan, MS; J. Dang, MS; J. Li, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Z. Yang, MD, Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of PRC; Y. Gong, PhD; Q. Liu, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine. Dr. Ma and Dr. Y. Liu contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. Q. Liu, Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China. E-mail: liuqiji@sdu.edu.cn. Accepted for publication October 15, 2013.
Jie Dang
From the Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Jinan, Shandong; Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of People’s Republic of China (PRC), Beijing, China. Supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (30771201, 81072452, and 81273281). X. Ma, MS; Y. Liu, MS, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; H. Zhang, PhD, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science; R. Qiu, PhD; H. Zhao, MS; Q. Xin, MS; S. Shan, MS; J. Dang, MS; J. Li, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Z. Yang, MD, Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of PRC; Y. Gong, PhD; Q. Liu, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine. Dr. Ma and Dr. Y. Liu contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. Q. Liu, Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China. E-mail: liuqiji@sdu.edu.cn. Accepted for publication October 15, 2013.
Jiangxia Li
From the Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Jinan, Shandong; Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of People’s Republic of China (PRC), Beijing, China. Supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (30771201, 81072452, and 81273281). X. Ma, MS; Y. Liu, MS, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; H. Zhang, PhD, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science; R. Qiu, PhD; H. Zhao, MS; Q. Xin, MS; S. Shan, MS; J. Dang, MS; J. Li, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Z. Yang, MD, Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of PRC; Y. Gong, PhD; Q. Liu, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine. Dr. Ma and Dr. Y. Liu contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. Q. Liu, Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China. E-mail: liuqiji@sdu.edu.cn. Accepted for publication October 15, 2013.
Ze Yang
From the Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Jinan, Shandong; Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of People’s Republic of China (PRC), Beijing, China. Supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (30771201, 81072452, and 81273281). X. Ma, MS; Y. Liu, MS, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; H. Zhang, PhD, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science; R. Qiu, PhD; H. Zhao, MS; Q. Xin, MS; S. Shan, MS; J. Dang, MS; J. Li, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Z. Yang, MD, Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of PRC; Y. Gong, PhD; Q. Liu, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine. Dr. Ma and Dr. Y. Liu contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. Q. Liu, Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China. E-mail: liuqiji@sdu.edu.cn. Accepted for publication October 15, 2013.
Yaoqin Gong
From the Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Jinan, Shandong; Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of People’s Republic of China (PRC), Beijing, China. Supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (30771201, 81072452, and 81273281). X. Ma, MS; Y. Liu, MS, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; H. Zhang, PhD, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science; R. Qiu, PhD; H. Zhao, MS; Q. Xin, MS; S. Shan, MS; J. Dang, MS; J. Li, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Z. Yang, MD, Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of PRC; Y. Gong, PhD; Q. Liu, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine. Dr. Ma and Dr. Y. Liu contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. Q. Liu, Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China. E-mail: liuqiji@sdu.edu.cn. Accepted for publication October 15, 2013.
Qiji Liu
From the Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Jinan, Shandong; Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of People’s Republic of China (PRC), Beijing, China. Supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (30771201, 81072452, and 81273281). X. Ma, MS; Y. Liu, MS, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; H. Zhang, PhD, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science; R. Qiu, PhD; H. Zhao, MS; Q. Xin, MS; S. Shan, MS; J. Dang, MS; J. Li, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine; Z. Yang, MD, Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health of PRC; Y. Gong, PhD; Q. Liu, PhD, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine. Dr. Ma and Dr. Y. Liu contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. Q. Liu, Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China. E-mail: liuqiji@sdu.edu.cn. Accepted for publication October 15, 2013.
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