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Association of CTLA-4 (+49A/G) gene polymorphism with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Egyptian children.
Immunological investigations - 1 Jan 2012
Mosaad Youssef M, Elsharkawy Ashraf A, El-Deek Basem S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the distribution of cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) (+49 A/G) gene variants and the association of these variants with the clinical and laboratory findings in Egyptian children with Type-1 Diabetes (T1D). METHODS: A case control study was done for 104 Egyptian children with T1D and 78 age and sex matched healthy control. CTLA-4 (+49 A/G) gene polymorphism typing was...
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