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Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Antigen-4 Gene Variants in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with or without Neuropathy.
Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology - 1 Jun 2016
Kiani Javad, Khadempar Saedeh, Hajilooi Mehrdad, Rezaei Hamzeh, Keshavarzi Fatemeh, Solgi Ghasem
Abstract excerpt
Many studies have shown that cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene variants are associated with several autoimmune diseases particularly type 1 diabetes. Due to the lack of consistent data for this association with type 2 diabetes (T2D), this study explored the possible influence of CTLA-4 gene polymorphisms at -1722 (T/C), -318 (C/T), and +49 (G/A) positions for susceptibility to T2D in relation with...
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