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    Increased Cumulative Incidence of Dermatomyositis in Ulcerative Colitis: a Nationwide Cohort Study

    On a molecular level, two autoimmune diseases: ulcerative colitis (UC) and dermatomyositis share common genetic determinants. On a clinical level, case reports evidenced the co-occurrence of these two diseases...

    Chia-Chun Tseng, Shun-Jen Chang, Wei-Ting Liao, Ya-Ting Chan in Scientific Reports (2016)

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    Reduced incidence of Crohn’s disease in systemic sclerosis: a nationwide population study

    To date, there has been no studies to evaluate the incidence of Crohn’s disease in systemic sclerosis patients. The goals of this study were to evaluate the incidence of Crohn’s disease and its relationship wi...

    Chia-Chun Tseng, Jeng-Hsien Yen, Wen-Chan Tsai in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2015)

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    Monoamine oxidase A gene polymorphisms and enzyme activity associated with risk of gout in Taiwan aborigines

    Taiwanese aborigines have a high prevalence of hyperuricemia and gout. Uric acid levels and urate excretion have correlated with dopamine-induced glomerular filtration response. MAOs represent one of the major...

    Hung-Pin Tu, Albert Min-Shan Ko, Shu-Jung Wang, Chien-Hung Lee in Human Genetics (2010)

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    IkBα promoter polymorphisms in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

    The purpose of this study is to investigate the association of IκBα with the development of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in Taiwan. One hundred and fifty-four patients with AS and 112 unrelated healthy controls we...

    Yu-Hung Hung, Tsan-Teng Ou, Chia-Hui Lin, Ruei-Nian Li in Rheumatology International (2009)

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    IkBα Promoter Polymorphisms in Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome

    To investigate the association of IkBα promoter polymorphisms with the development of primary Sjögren’s syndrome in Taiwan, 98 patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome and 110 unrelated healthy controls were enro...

    Tsan-Teng Ou, Chia-Hui Lin, Yu-Chih Lin, Ruei-Nian Li in Journal of Clinical Immunology (2008)

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    IκBα Promoter Polymorphisms in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    To investigate the associations of IκBα gene polymorphisms with the development and clinical manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 110 patients with SLE and 120 unrelated healthy controls were enr...

    Chia-Hui Lin, Shu-Chen Wang, Tsan-Teng Ou, Ruei-Nian Li in Journal of Clinical Immunology (2008)

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    Polymorphisms of Genes for Programmed Cell Death 1 Ligands in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    To investigate the role of ligands for programmed cell death 1 (PD-L) in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 129 patients with RA and 125 unrelated healthy controls were enrolled in this study. The PD-...

    Shu-Chen Wang, Chia-Hui Lin, Ruei-Nian Li, Tsan-Teng Ou in Journal of Clinical Immunology (2007)

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    Solute Carrier Family 11 Member A1 Gene Polymorphisms in Reactive Arthritis

    To investigate the role of SLC 11A1 polymorphisms in the development of reactive arthritis, 91 patients with reactive arthritis and 163 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. The SLC 11A1 polymorphisms wer...

    YI-JING CHEN, CHIA-HUI LIN, TSAN-TENG OU, CHENG-CHIN WU in Journal of Clinical Immunology (2007)

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    Programmed Death-1 Gene Polymorphisms in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Taiwan

    To investigate the role of programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) gene polymorphisms in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Taiwan, 109 patients with SLE and 100 healthy controls were enrolled in ...

    SHU-CHEN WANG, YI-JING CHEN, TSAN-TENG OU, CHENG-CHIN WU in Journal of Clinical Immunology (2006)

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    Malignant thymoma associated with mixed connective tissue disease: a case report

    Many autoimmune diseases have been reported to be associated with malignancy. Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), however, has rarely been associated with malignancy. Thymoma is one of the neoplasms often ...

    Yu-Chih Lin, Chen-Ching Wu, Tsan-Teng Ou, Jeng-Hsien Yen in Clinical Rheumatology (2006)