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Investigation of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 gene polymorphisms in symptomatic gallstone disease.
Human immunology - 1 Apr 2011
Shih Shou-Chuan, Yang Horng-Woei, Chang Tzu-Yang, Hu Kuang-Chun, Chang Shih-Chuan, Lin Chiung-Ling, Hung Chien-Yuan, Wang Horng-Yuan, Lin Marie, Lee Yann-Jinn
Abstract excerpt
Gallstone disease (GSD), which is increasingly prevalent in Taiwan, develops through a complex process involving genetic, environmental, and immune factors. Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA4) limits T-cell proliferation. The present study looked for associations between symptomatic GSD and polymorphisms of the CTLA4 gene. For this case-control cross-sectional study among Taiwanese, 275 patients...
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