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The tryptophan 620 allele of the lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase (PTPN22) gene predisposes to autoimmune Addison's disease.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Mar 2009
Roycroft Matthew, Fichna Marta, McDonald David, Owen Kate, Zurawek Magdalena, Gryczyńska Maria, Januszkiewicz-Lewandowska Danuta, Fichna Piotr, Cordell Heather, Donaldson Peter, Nowak Jerzy, Pearce Simon
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OBJECTIVE: Previous studies of the association between autoimmune Addison's disease (AAD) and a nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the PTPN22 gene (C1858T, pR620W; SNP ID no. rs2476601) have shown conflicting results. We aimed to examine this association using additional cohorts of AAD subjects from the UK and Poland. DESIGN: DNA samples were obtained from UK and Polish AAD subjects (n = 251...
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