Article
Differential expression of alternative splice variants of CTLA4 in Kuwaiti autoimmune disease patients.
Gene - 25 Jan 2014
AlFadhli Suad, Nizam Rasheeba
Abstract excerpt
Cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen4 (CTLA4) is a candidate susceptibility gene for the study of autoimmune diseases. The present study sought to explore the expression profile of the CTLA4 gene in autoimmune patients, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), compared to healthy controls (HCs). A total of 88 (22 RA, 22 SLE 22 HT, 22 HCs) age-,...
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