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Association of PTPN22 gene polymorphism and systemic lupus erythematosus in a cohort of Egyptian patients: impact on clinical and laboratory results.
Rheumatology international - 1 Sept 2012
Moez Pacint, Soliman Eiman
Abstract excerpt
To assess the possible association between the protein tyrosine phosphatases non-receptor 22 (PTPN22) gene 1858 CT polymorphism and the predisposition to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Egyptian patients and its influence on clinical and laboratory parameters. PTPN22 gene 1858 CT polymorphisms were analyzed in forty SLE patients and 20 normal controls by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology,...
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