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Tag SNP screening of the PDCD1 gene for association with Graves' disease.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Jul 2007
Newby P R, Roberts-Davies E L, Brand O J, Heward J M, Franklyn J A, Gough S C L, Simmonds M J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The Programmed Cell Death 1 gene (PDCD1) on chromosome 2q37.3 encodes PD-1 which is involved in providing a negative signal to activated T cells. Large case-control studies have shown association of PDCD1 with several autoimmune diseases although, to date, no such studies have been performed for Graves' disease (GD). The objective of our study was to investigate eight tag SNPs representing the majority...
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