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Exon-1 polymorphism of ctla-4 gene is not associated with systemic sclerosis in Iranian patients.
Rheumatology international - 1 Jun 2006
Rajaee A, Ebrahimi A, Ghiam A Fotouhi, Kalantari T, Ghaderi A
Abstract excerpt
Although, the cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 gene polymorphism at position 49 of exon-1 has been strongly elucidated in different autoimmune diseases, but its role in predisposition to systemic sclerosis (SSc) is yet controversial. This study intends to analyze the genetic correlation of the ctla-4 gene locus with diffuse systemic sclerosis (dSSc), as well as to understand the influence of these genotypes in...
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