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Lack of association between the protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor 22 (PTPN22)*620W allele and systemic sclerosis in the French Caucasian population.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Sept 2006
Wipff J, Allanore Y, Kahan A, Meyer O, Mouthon L, Guillevin L, Pierlot C, Glikmans E, Bardin T, Boileau C, Cornélis F, Dieudé P
Abstract excerpt
The minor allele of the R620W missense single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP; rs2476601) in the PTPN22 (protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor 22) gene has been reported to be associated with multiple autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, autoimmune thyroiditis and vitiligo. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective...
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