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Associations of the PTPN22 and CTLA-4 genetic polymorphisms with Taiwanese ankylosing spondylitis.
Rheumatology international - 1 May 2014
Huang Chun-Huang, Wei James Cheng-Chung, Chen Chun-Chieh, Chuang Chih-Shien, Chou Chia-Hsuan, Lin Yu-Jie, Wang Ming-Fuu, Wong Ruey-Hong
Abstract excerpt
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an autoimmune disease, and the imbalance of peripheral tolerance is involved in its pathogenesis. Importantly, the negative signal of activated T cells plays a crucial role in the balance of peripheral tolerance. It has been postulated that human protein tyrosine phosphatase nonreceptor 22 (PTPN22) and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) genes encode proteins that are actively...
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