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AIRE gene analysis in children with autoimmune hepatitis type I or II.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Apr 2009
Lankisch Tim O, Mourier Olivia, Sokal Etienne M, Habes Dalila, Lacaille Florence, Bridoux-Henno Laure, Hermeziu Bogdan, Lenaerts Catherine, Strassburg Christian P, Jacquemin Emmanuel
Abstract excerpt
The present report describes AIRE gene analysis in 25 children with autoimmune hepatitis type I or II. The heterozygous transversion c.961C > G (p.Ser278Arg) located in exon 7 was identified in 4 patients with autoimmune hepatitis type I, and mostly in those presenting with a positive family history for autoimmune diseases. In this subgroup of patients, the allelic frequency of this polymorphic variant was at...
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