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The PTPN22 gene is associated with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Feb 2017
Maundrell Adam, Lester Sue, Rischmueller Maureen, Hill Catherine, Cleland Leslie G, Blumbergs Peter, Wiese Michael, Limaye Vidya
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INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to determine whether a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP; 1858CT, R620W) in the protein tyrosine phosphatase N22 (PTPN22) gene confers susceptibility to idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) in South Australian patients with IIM. METHODS: Genotyping was performed on stored DNA from 199 patients with histologically confirmed polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM), and...
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