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Variation in the CTLA4 3'UTR has phenotypic consequences for autoreactive T cells and associates with genetic risk for type 1 diabetes.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jan 2000
de Jong V M, Zaldumbide A, van der Slik A R, Laban S, Koeleman B P C, Roep B O
Abstract excerpt
Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA4) is a protein receptor that downregulates the immune system. CTLA4 gene variants associate with various autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes. Fine mapping of the genetic risk has shown that the genomic region near CTLA4 marked by the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) CT60A/G (rs3087243) acts as a susceptibility factor. Yet, the functional basis for...
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