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Gender-specific association of the PTPN22 C1858T polymorphism with achalasia.
Human immunology - 1 Oct 2007
Santiago Jose Luis, Martínez Alfonso, Benito M Soledad, Ruiz de León Antonio, Mendoza Juan Luis, Fernández-Arquero Miguel, Figueredo M Angeles, de la Concha Emilio G, Urcelay Elena
Abstract excerpt
The protein tyrosine phosphatase N22 (PTPN22) gene encodes a lymphoid-specific phosphatase (LYP), a downregulator of T-cell activation. Because a functional PTPN22 polymorphism, C1858T, has been found to be associated with different autoimmune diseases, we aimed to elucidate the role of this variant in predisposition to achalasia. We performed a case-control study with 231 nonrelated Spanish patients of white...
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