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CD24 gene exon 2 dimorphism does not affect disease susceptibility in Japanese sarcoidosis patients.
Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG - 1 Jul 2010
Tanizawda K, Handa T, Naga S, Ito E Y, Watanabe K, Aihara K, Izumi T, Mishima M
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BACKGROUND: CD24 proteins are expressed on several inflammatory cells, and play an important role for the T-cell activation. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship of a CD24 gene polymorphism to disease susceptibility or clinical findings including bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cell profiles in Japanese sarcoidosis patients. METHODS: A previously reported functional single nucleotide...
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