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Association between PTPN22 C1858T and type 1 diabetes: a replication in continental Italy.
Tissue antigens - 1 Mar 2008
Saccucci P, Del Duca E, Rapini N, Verrotti A, Piccinini S, Maccari A, Canu G, Angelini F, Fontana L, Giannini C, Chiarelli F, Manca Bitti M L, Bottini N
Abstract excerpt
The missense PTPN22 C1858T polymorphism recently emerged as an important population-independent risk factor for type 1 diabetes (T1D) and other autoimmune diseases. The PTPN22 gene encodes the lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase (LYP), a negative regulator of signal transduction through the T-cell receptor. Although the frequency of the polymorphism is variable among different ethnic groups, the association between...
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