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Role of PTPN22 1858 C/T Polymorphisms in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Egyptian Patients.
The Egyptian journal of immunology - 1 Jan 2017
Soliman Yasser A, Hashaad Nashwa I, Emam Sherin M, Mohamed Rehab R
Abstract excerpt
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) the most common chronic arthropathy of childhood is a diverse group of chronic arthritis diseases. The protein tyrosine phosphatase N22 (PTPN22) gene exhibits regulatory activities for both T and B cells. This study aimed to study PTPN gene polymorphism in JIA. The study included 60 children with JIA and 40 age and sex matched healthy children as controls. Patients and control...
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