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PTPN22 C1858T polymorphism and human brucellosis.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2009
Bravo Maria Jose, Colmenero Juan Dios, Queipo-Ortuño Maria Isabel, Morata Pilar, Orozco Gisela, Martin Javier, Alonso Antonio, Caballero Abelardo
Abstract excerpt
The PTPN22 gene encodes for an intracellular lymphoid-specific phosphatase (Lyp) that has a negative regulatory effect on T-cell activation. The minor allele of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the PTPN22 gene encoding the Lyp-tyrosine phosphatase has been associated with multiple autoimmune disorders and with susceptibility to M. tuberculosis. It is possible, therefore, that variants of this gene may...
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