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Increased frequency of the CTLA-4 49 A/G polymorphism in patients with acquired haemophilia A compared to healthy controls.
Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia - 1 Mar 2008
Pavlova A, Diaz-Lacava A, Zeitler H, Satoguina J, Niemann B, Krause M, Scharrer I, Hoerauf A, Wienker T, Oldenburg J
Abstract excerpt
Acquired haemophilia (AH) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by autoantibodies against endogenous factor VIII (FVIII). Half of the patients present with an underlying disease known to cause the FVIII autoantibodies whereas in the other half the disease is of idiopathic nature. Recently, it has been shown that variants of the polymorphic cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene are associated with...
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