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Association of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Nonreceptor 22 (PTPN22) C1858T gene polymorphism with susceptibility to autoimmune thyroid diseases: a meta-analysis.
Endocrine journal - 1 Jan 2012
Luo Limei, Cai Bei, Liu Fei, Hu Xin, Wang Lanlan
Abstract excerpt
Results from studies on the association of PTPN22 C1858T polymorphism with AITD risk are conflicting, we thereby perform this meta-analysis to derive a more precise effect on this possible association. Two investigators independently searched the PubMed, Embase, Wanfang and CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) databases. A total of 11 studies with 3764 AITDs cases and 3328 controls were finally...
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