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PTPN22 profile indicates a novel risk group in Alopecia areata.
Human immunology - 1 Jan 2014
Bhanusali Dhaval G, Sachdev Amit, Olson Megan A, Gerlach John A, Sinha Animesh A
Abstract excerpt
Alopecia areata (AA) is a genetically determined autoimmune hair loss disorder. A polymorphism in protein tyrosine phosphatase N22 (PTPN22), which normally suppresses T-cell proliferation, has been associated with human autoimmune disease, including AA in European populations. PTPN22 genotype frequency in known to vary geographically. Accordingly, we conducted a case-control study of the PTPN22 1858C/1858T...
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