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Association between CTLA-4 polymorphisms and susceptibility to Celiac disease: a meta-analysis.
Human immunology - 1 Sept 2013
Song Gwan Gyu, Kim Jae-Hoon, Kim Young Ho, Lee Young Ho
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OBJECTIVE: The study explored whether cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) polymorphisms confer susceptibility to Celiac disease (CD). METHODS: A meta-analysis was conducted on the associations between the CTLA-4 CT60 A/G, +49 A/G, -318 C/T polymorphisms and CD using allele contrast, a recessive model, a dominant model, and homozygote contrast. RESULTS: Thirteen separate comparison studies were considered in...
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