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The Interaction Between Allelic Variants of<i>CD86</i>and<i>CD40LG</i>: A Common Risk Factor of Allergic Asthma and Rheumatoid Arthritis
1 Jan 2014
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PURPOSE: Allergic asthma (AA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are immune tolerance-related diseases, and immune tolerance is known to be influenced by costimulatory molecules. In this study, we sought to identify common genetic susceptibility in AA and RA. METHODS: Two hundred cases of AA, 184 cases of RA, and 182 healthy controls were recruited at the Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. Eight single...
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