Article
Genetic polymorphisms in CTLA4 and SLC4A2 are differentially associated with the pathogenesis of primary biliary cirrhosis in Japanese patients.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2011
Aiba Yoshihiro, Nakamura Minoru, Joshita Satoru, Inamine Tatsuo, Komori Atsumasa, Yoshizawa Kaname, Umemura Takeji, Horie Hitomi, Migita Kiyoshi, Yatsuhashi Hiroshi, Nakamuta Makoto, Fukushima Nobuyoshi, Saoshiro Takeo, Hayashi Shigeki, Kouno Hiroshi, Ota Hajime, Muro Toyokichi, Watanabe Yukio, Nakamura Yoko, Komeda Toshiki, Shimada Masaaki, Masaki Naohiko, Komatsu Tatsuji, Yagura Michiyasu, Sugi Kazuhiro, Koga Michiaki, Tsukamoto Kazuhiro, Tanaka Eiji, Ishibashi Hiromi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Anti-gp210 and anti-centromere antibodies are different risk factors for the progression of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). In order to dissect the genetic basis for the production of these autoantibodies, as well as the development and progression of PBC in Japanese patients, we examined single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) and solute carrier family 4...
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