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Lymphoid-specific tyrosine phosphatase (Lyp): a potential drug target for treatment of autoimmune diseases.
Current drug targets - 1 Mar 2014
Du Jintong, Qiao Yu, Sun Lele, Wang Xiuwen
Abstract excerpt
Lymphoid-tyrosine phosphatase (Lyp), encoded by the PTPN22 gene, is a member of the protein tyrosine phosphatase family enzymes. Human genetics studies have shown that a single-nucleotide polymorphism in PTPN22 is often mutated in patients suffering from autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic lupus erythematosis. Because of its critical role in the regulation of T-cell...
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