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[Decreased caspase 3 expression and cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 polymorphism in Chilean patients with type 1 diabetes].
Revista medica de Chile - 1 Sept 2012
Angel Bárbara B, Codner Ethel, Arredondo Miguel O, Salas Francisca P, Pizarro Carolina A, Pérez Francisco B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several polymorphisms of the CTLA4 gene have been associated with autoimmune diseases. The activation of induced cell death is the major event and caspase 3 represents the main protein for the apoptotic machinery, especially in lymphocytes. AIM: To correlate CTLA4 polymorphisms with caspase 3 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) simulating in vitro the glucose effect. MATERIAL AND...
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