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The PTPN22 620W allele is a risk factor for Wegener's granulomatosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Dec 2005
Jagiello Peter, Aries Peer, Arning Larissa, Wagenleiter Sonja E N, Csernok Elena, Hellmich Bernhard, Gross Wolfgang L, Epplen Joerg T
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OBJECTIVE: Analyses of families with multiple autoimmune disorders have revealed a functional polymorphism, 620W, in the intracellular tyrosine phosphatase gene PTPN22 as a predisposing factor for type 1 diabetes, seropositive rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and Hashimoto thyroiditis, and the presence of the PTPN22 protein appears to herald the development of autoantibodies in these disorders....
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