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Association analysis of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 gene polymorphisms with primary biliary cirrhosis in Japanese patients.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Sept 2010
Joshita Satoru, Umemura Takeji, Yoshizawa Kaname, Katsuyama Yoshihiko, Tanaka Eiji, Nakamura Minoru, Ishibashi Hiromi, Ota Masao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an organ-specific autoimmune disease of still unidentified genetic etiology that is characterized by chronic inflammation of the liver. Since cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) polymorphisms have recently been linked with PBC susceptibility in studies on Caucasians, we investigated the genetic association between CTLA4 polymorphisms and PBC in a Japanese...
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