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PTPN22 R620W functional variant in type 1 diabetes and autoimmunity related traits.
Diabetes - 1 Feb 2007
Chelala Claude, Duchatelet Sabine, Joffret Marie-Line, Bergholdt Regine, Dubois-Laforgue Danièle, Ghandil Pegah, Pociot Flemming, Caillat-Zucman Sophie, Timsit José, Julier Cécile
Abstract excerpt
The PTPN22 gene, encoding the lymphoid-specific protein tyrosine phosphatase, a negative regulator in the T-cell activation and development, has been associated with the susceptibility to several autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes. Based on combined case-control and family-based association studies, we replicated the finding of an association of the PTPN22 C1858T (R620W) functional variant with type 1...
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