THE miR-196a2T/C VARIANT AS A POSSIBLE PREDISPOSING FACTOR FOR ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS IN A TURKISH POPULATION2


Pehlivan S., Gursoy S., Nursal A. F., Akaltun M. S., Ozdilli K., Pehlivan M.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.83, pp.81-85, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

Abstract

Objective: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) can function as either oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes. Altered miRNA expression has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several diseases. Therefore, we aimed to explore the effects of miR-196a2T/C (rs11614913) variant profile on susceptibility to AS in a Turkish population.