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Confirmation of the genetic association of CTLA4 and PTPN22 with ANCA-associated vasculitis.
BMC medical genetics - 1 Dec 2009
Carr Edward J, Niederer Heather A, Williams Julie, Harper Lorraine, Watts Richard A, Lyons Paul A, Smith Kenneth G C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The genetic contribution to the aetiology of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is not well defined. Across different autoimmune diseases some genes with immunomodulatory roles, such as PTPN22, are frequently associated with multiple diseases, whereas specific HLA associations, such as HLA-B27, tend to be disease restricted. We studied ten candidate loci on the...
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