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Susceptibility to type 1 diabetes conferred by the PTPN22 C1858T polymorphism in the Spanish population.
BMC medical genetics - 13 Aug 2007
Santiago Jose Luis, Martínez Alfonso, de la Calle Hermenegildo, Fernández-Arquero Miguel, Figueredo M Angeles, de la Concha Emilio G, Urcelay Elena
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The protein tyrosine phosphatase N22 gene (PTPN22) encodes a lymphoid-specific phosphatase (LYP) which is an important downregulator of T cell activation. A PTPN22 polymorphism, C1858T, was found associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in different Caucasian populations. In this study, we aimed at confirming the role of this variant in T1D predisposition in the Spanish population. METHODS: A...
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