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PTPN22 polymorphism is related to autoimmune disease risk in patients with Turner syndrome.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Sept 2010
Bianco B, Verreschi I T N, Oliveira K C, Guedes A D, Galera B B, Galera M F, Barbosa C P, Lipay M V N
Abstract excerpt
Individuals with Turner syndrome (TS) clearly have an increased risk for autoimmune diseases. Recently, an allelic variation (C1858T) of the PTPN22 gene was revealed to be associated with the development of autoimmunity. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the frequency of the PTPN22 C1858T polymorphism in women with Turner syndrome (TS) compared to controls. Case-control study comprises 142 women with...
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