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The autoimmunity-related polymorphism PTPN22 1858C/T is associated with anti-titin antibody-positive myasthenia gravis.
Human immunology - 1 Jul 2009
Greve Bernhard, Hoffmann Peter, Illes Zsolt, Rozsa Csilla, Berger Klaus, Weissert Robert, Melms Arthur
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variation in the intracellular tyrosine phosphatase PTPN22 has been recently associated with susceptibility to various autoimmune diseases. Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a complex genetic disease with a distinct clinical and pathological heterogeneity. We conducted a case-control association study for the PTPN22 1858C/T polymorphism in Hungarian and German MG patients (n = 282) and regional controls (n =...
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