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The CTLA-4 and MCP-1 polymorphisms and susceptibility to systemic sclerosis: a meta-analysis.
Immunological investigations - 1 Jan 2013
Song Gwan Gyu, Lee Young Ho
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to explore whether cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) polymorphisms confer susceptibility to systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS: MEDLINE and manual search were utilized to identify available articles. A meta-analysis was conducted on the associations between the CTLA-4 +49 A/G, -318 C/T, -1661 A/G, and -1722 C/T, and MCP-1...
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