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Multiplex family-based study in systemic lupus erythematosus: association between the R620W polymorphism of PTPN22 and the FcgammaRIIa (CD32A) R131 allele.
Tissue antigens - 1 Nov 2006
Balada E, Villarreal-Tolchinsky J, Ordi-Ros J, Labrador M, Serrano-Acedo S, Martinez-Lostao L, Vilardell-Tarrés M
Abstract excerpt
A functional polymorphism in PTPN22, a gene encoding a phosphatase involved in T-cell signaling, has been associated with autoimmunity. We checked for the prevalence of the PTPN22 R620W polymorphism in multiplex families affected with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and other autoimmune diseases. Its association with other polymorphisms in mannose binding lectin (MBL) and FcgammaRIIa (CD32A) genes was also...
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