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Role of C1858T Polymorphism of Lymphoid Tyrosine Phosphatase in Egyptian Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes.
Current diabetes reviews - 1 Jan 2019
El Fotoh Wafaa Moustafa M Abo, El Razek Midan Dina Abd, El Shalakany Abeer Hamdy
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is a multifactorial autoimmune disease. The Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Non-receptor 22 (PTPN22) gene is an important negative regulator of signal transduction through the T-cell Receptors (TCR). A PTPN22 polymorphism, C1858T, has been found to be a risk determinant for several autoimmune diseases, including T1DM, in different populations. OBJECTIVE: The present study...
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