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Lack of association of the PTPN22 gene polymorphism R620W with systemic sclerosis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Balada E, Simeón-Aznar C P, Serrano-Acedo S, Martínez-Lostao L, Selva-O'Callaghan A, Fonollosa-Pla V, Vilardell-Tarrés M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: It has recently been reported that some autoimmune diseases seem to be associated with a functional polymorphism in PTPN22, a gene which encodes a phosphatase known to be important in T-cell signaling. The aim of our study was to check for the prevalence of the PTPN22 R620W polymorphism in patients with systemic sclerosis. METHODS: DNA samples from 54 systemic sclerosis patients and 55 healthy controls...
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