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PTPN22 C1858T polymorphism and the outcome of hepatitis C virus infection.
Viral immunology - 1 Dec 2008
Montes-Cano M A, García-Lozano J R, Aguilar-Reina J, Romero-Gómez M, Barroso N, Nuñez-Roldán A, Martín J, González-Escribano M F
Abstract excerpt
The outcome of chronic hepatitis C virus infection varies, depending on viral and host factors. Those mechanisms involved in the control of the innate and adaptive response could have an influence on the outcome of infection. The PTPN22 gene encodes an intracellular lymphoid-specific phosphatase (Lyp) with a lymphocyte activating downregulatory effect. A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) C1858T located on this...
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