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The extrapituitary prolactin promoter polymorphism is associated with rheumatoid arthritis and anti-CCP antibodies in Mexican population.
Gene - 1 Aug 2013
Reyes-Castillo Zyanya, Pereira-Suárez Ana Laura, Palafox-Sanchez Claudia Azucena, Rangel-Villalobos Héctor, Estrada-Chávez Ciro, Oregón-Romero Edith, Angel-Chávez Luis Ignacio, Muñoz-Barrios Salvador, Bueno-Topete Miriam Ruth, Muñoz-Valle José Francisco
Abstract excerpt
Prolactin (PRL) is a hormone-cytokine that has been involved in autoimmunity due to its immunoregulatory and lymphoproliferative effects. It is produced by various extrapituitary sites including immune cells, under control of a superdistal promoter that contains a single nucleotide polymorphism -1149 G/T previously associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) susceptibility in European population. The aim of this...
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