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Technical note: linkage disequilibrium and disease-associated CTLA4 gene polymorphisms.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Sept 2001
Holopainen P M, Partanen J A
Abstract excerpt
CTLA4 and CD28 are important regulators of T lymphocyte activation. Gene region 2q33 carrying genes for both CTLA4 and CD28 has been shown to be linked to many autoimmune diseases. Disease associations with particular CTLA4 gene polymorphisms have been reported. Recently, first lines of evidence emerged for functional effects of CTLA4 gene polymorphisms. Two independent studies reported a reduced inhibitory...
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