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Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene polymorphism and susceptibility to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
American journal of hematology - 1 May 2004
Monne Maria, Piras Giovanna, Palmas Angelo, Arru Luigi, Murineddu Marco, Latte Giancarlo, Noli Annalisa, Gabbas Attilio
Abstract excerpt
The CTLA-4 molecule plays an important role in immune regulation by downregulating activation of T cells. Polymorphisms in the CTLA-4 gene have been shown to be associated to a number of autoimmune diseases including blood disorders. In this study, the intragenic polymorphisms of the CTLA-4 gene at position -318*C/T, +49*A/G, and the dinucleotide (AT)(n) repeat polymorphism in exon 3 were analyzed in patients...
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