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Distribution of PTPN22 polymorphisms in SLE from western Mexico: correlation with mRNA expression and disease activity.
Clinical and experimental medicine - 1 Aug 2016
Machado-Contreras Jesús René, Muñoz-Valle José Francisco, Cruz Alvaro, Salazar-Camarena Diana Celeste, Marín-Rosales Miguel, Palafox-Sánchez Claudia Azucena
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous autoimmune inflammatory disease characterized by loss of self-tolerance with hyperactivation of autoreactive T and B cells. Protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 22 (PTPN22) encodes for lymphoid-specific phosphatase (Lyp), which is a key negative regulator of T lymphocyte activation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic contribution of...
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