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Haplotype analysis revealed no association between the PTPN22 gene and RA in a Japanese population.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Nov 2006
Ikari K, Momohara S, Inoue E, Tomatsu T, Hara M, Yamanaka H, Kamatani N
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OBJECTIVE: The protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 22 (PTPN22) gene is a member of the PTPs that negatively regulate T-cell activation. A missense single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the PTPN22 gene known as R620W was recently reported to be associated with several autoimmune disea...
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