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Meta-analysis of the association of CTLA-4 exon-1 +49A/G polymorphism with rheumatoid arthritis.
Human genetics - 1 Oct 2005
Han Shizhong, Li Yao, Mao Yumin, Xie Yi
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune disease. Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) is a highly suspected candidate gene for RA susceptibility. However, association studies on the polymorphism of CTLA-4 exon-1 +49A/G in RA have shown conflicting results. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to better assess the purported association. In order to look for ethnic effect, we performed...
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