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Association of myasthenia gravis with polymorphisms in the gene of histamine N-methyltransferase.
Human immunology - 1 Dec 2013
Kellermayer Blanka, Polgar Noemi, Pal Jozsef, Banati Miklos, Maasz Anita, Kisfali Peter, Hosszu Zsolt, Juhasz Annamaria, Jensen Henrik Boye, Tordai Attila, Rozsa Csilla, Melegh Bela, Illes Zsolt
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Histamine N-methyltransferase (HNMT) is the main metabolizing enzyme of histamine. Histamine modulates immune responses and plays a role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders. METHODS: The non-synonymous HNMT C314T polymorphism and the A939G single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) influencing HNMT mRNA stability were genotyped in 213 patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) and 342 healthy controls....
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