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Regulation of autoimmune and anti-tumour T-cell responses by PTPN22.
Immunology - 1 Jul 2018
Brownlie Rebecca J, Zamoyska Rose, Salmond Robert J
Abstract excerpt
A number of polymorphisms in immune-regulatory genes have been identified as risk factors for the development of autoimmune disease. PTPN22 (that encodes a tyrosine phosphatase) has been associated with the development of several autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. PTPN22 regulates the activity and effector functions of multiple important immune...
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