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CTLA4 exon 1 dimorphism is associated with primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 1 Oct 2002
Mäurer Mathias, Ponath Anke, Kruse Niels, Rieckmann Peter
Abstract excerpt
The cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) is an important modifier of T-cell activation with down-regulatory properties upon B7 engagement. We investigated the association of the CTLA4 A/G dimorphism in exon 1 (+49) with disease susceptibility, disease course and severity. No differences in the allelic distribution of the G(49) allele between multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and the control group was found....
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