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CTLA4 CT60 single-nucleotide polymorphism is associated with Slovenian inflammatory bowel disease patients and regulates expression of CTLA4 isoforms.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Oct 2010
Repnik Katja, Potocnik Uros
Abstract excerpt
We have evaluated functional polymorphism (rs3087243; in literature known also as CTLA4 CT60) in the cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) gene, previously associated with several autoimmune diseases, for potential association with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). In addition, we investigated correlations between CTLA4 CT60 polymorphism and CTLA4 gene expression in peripheral blood lymphocytes and colon...
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