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PTPN22 C1858T polymorphism in women with endometriosis.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Mar 2010
Gomes Fabiane M C S, Bianco Bianca, Teles Juliana S, Christofolini Denise M, de Souza Angela M B, Guedes Alexis D, Barbosa Caio P
Abstract excerpt
PROBLEM: Endometriosis has been suggested to be an autoimmune disease and recently, an allelic variation of the PTPN22 (C1858T) gene was revealed to be associated with the development of autoimmunity. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of the PTPN22 (C1858T) polymorphism in Brazilian women with endometriosis as compared with controls. METHOD OF STUDY: Case-control study included 140 women with...
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