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Associations of the CTLA-4 polymorphisms with type 1 diabetes in a Chilean population: case-parent design.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Sept 2009
Angel Bárbara, Balic Iván, Santos José Luis, Codner Ethel, Carrasco Elena, Pérez-Bravo Francisco
Abstract excerpt
CTLA-4 plays a key role in T cells regulation. We analysed the CTLA-4 +49A/G and -318C/T polymorphisms in 178 cases of type 1 diabetes and their parents (534 individuals) from Santiago, Chile. A significant overall association with T1D (p=0.028) was observed, possibly due to an overtransmission o...
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