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PTPN22.6, a dominant negative isoform of PTPN22 and potential biomarker of rheumatoid arthritis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Chang Hui-Hsin, Tai Tzong-Shyuan, Lu Bing, Iannaccone Christine, Cernadas Manuela, Weinblatt Michael, Shadick Nancy, Miaw Shi-Chuen, Ho I-Cheng
Abstract excerpt
PTPN22 is a tyrosine phosphatase and functions as a damper of TCR signals. A C-to-T single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) located at position 1858 of human PTPN22 cDNA and converting an arginine (R620) to tryptophan (W620) confers the highest risk of rheumatoid arthritis among non-HLA genetic variations that are known to be associated with this disease. The effect of the R-to-W conversion on the phosphatase...
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