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A PTPN22 promoter polymorphism -1123G>C is associated with RA pathogenesis in Chinese.
Rheumatology international - 1 Mar 2012
Huang Jian-Jun, Qiu Yu-Rong, Li Hai-Xia, Sun De-Hua, Yang Jia, Yang Chun-Li
Abstract excerpt
The minor allele of the non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) +1858C>T within the PTPN22 gene has now been unequivocally confirmed as conferring susceptibility to RA in population from Europe and America, but not in population from Asia. The aim of this study was to jointly address and integrate these separate findings to further elucidate the association between the PTPN22 gene and RA in Chinese...
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