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Evidence for CTLA4 as a susceptibility gene for systemic lupus erythematosus.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Aug 2004
Barreto Marta, Santos Eugénia, Ferreira Ricardo, Fesel Constantin, Fontes Maria Francisca, Pereira Clara, Martins Berta, Andreia Rita, Viana João Faro, Crespo Francisco, Vasconcelos Carlos, Ferreira Carlos, Vicente Astrid Moura
Abstract excerpt
Several lines of evidence implicate the Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Antigen 4 (CTLA4) gene in susceptibility to autoimmune disease. We have examined the association of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with polymorhisms within the CTLA4 gene that were previously proposed to regulate CTLA-4 function: a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in position +49 of exon 1 and a dinucleotide repeat in the 3' untranslated...
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