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The role of PTPN22 gene polymorphism in childhood immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Sept 2011
Anis Shahira K, Abdel Ghany Eman A, Mostafa Naglaa O, Ali Aliaa A
Abstract excerpt
Immune thrombocytopenia is an autoimmune disorder characterized by antibody-mediated platelet destruction. A protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTPN22) present in lymphocytes is an important negative regulator of signal transduction for the T-cell receptor-MHC complex and has been associated with auto...
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