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Association of the PTPN22 gene (+1858C/T, -1123G/C) polymorphisms with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Sept 2012
Tang Songtao, Peng Wenjia, Wang Changjiang, Tang Haiqin, Zhang Qiu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the association of PTPN22 gene (+1858C/T -1123G/C) polymorphism with T1DM susceptibility. METHODS: Electronic databases were used to identify published studies before September 2011. We adopted the most appropriate genetic model. The combined odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was calculated to estimate the strength of the association in a...
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