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Association of PTPN22 Gene Polymorphisms with Susceptibility to Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Iranian Population.
Fetal and pediatric pathology - 1 Feb 2017
Bahrami Tayyeb, Soltani Samaneh, Moazzami Kasra, Yekaninejad Mir Saeed, Salmaninejad Arash, Soltaninejad Ehsan, Ziaee Vahid, Rezaei Nima
Abstract excerpt
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), the most common cause of chronic arthritis in children, is a complex immune-mediated disease with considerable long-term morbidity and mortality. According to previous studies, PTPN22 gene has been associated with JIA in several populations. In the present study, we attempted to determine the association of PTPN22 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with susceptibility to...
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