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Evaluation of PTPN22 polymorphisms and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease in Japanese patients.
Molecular vision - 3 Jun 2009
Horie Yukihiro, Kitaichi Nobuyoshi, Katsuyama Yoshihiko, Yoshida Kazuhiko, Miura Toshie, Ota Masao, Asukata Yuri, Inoko Hidetoshi, Mizuki Nobuhisa, Ishida Susumu, Ohno Shigeaki
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease is an autoimmune disorder against melanocytes. Polymorphisms of the protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor 22 gene (PTPN22) have recently been reported to be associated with susceptibility to several autoimmune diseases. In this study, genetic susceptibility to VKH disease was investigated by screening for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of PTPN22. METHODS: A...
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