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PTPN2 but not PTPN22 is associated with Crohn's disease in a New Zealand population.
Tissue antigens - 1 Aug 2010
Morgan A R, Han D Y, Huebner C, Lam W J, Fraser A G, Ferguson L R
Abstract excerpt
Recent genome-wide association studies have provided evidence for the involvement of the genes PTPN2 and PTPN22 in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease (CD). We investigated whether genetic variants in these genes were associated with CD in a New Zealand population. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs2542151 (PTPN2) and rs2476601 (PTPN22) were genotyped in 315 CD cases and 481 controls. In this sample, we...
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