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A novel single nucleotide polymorphism in the protein tyrosine phosphatase N22 gene (PTPN22) is associated with Type 1 diabetes in a Chinese population.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Feb 2014
Pei Z, Chen X, Sun C, Du H, Wei H, Song W, Yang Y, Zhang M, Lu W, Cheng R, Luo F
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AIMS: To examine single nucleotide polymorphisms in the protein tyrosine phosphatase N22 gene (PTPN22) and to study their association with Type 1 diabetes in a Chinese cohort. METHODS: Three hundred and sixty-four young patients with Type 1 diabetes and 719 healthy children were included in this case-controlled study. The genotypes of rs1217385, rs2488457 (-1123C>G), rs1217414, rs1217419, rs3765598 and ...