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PTPN22 1858 C/T polymorphism is associated with alteration of cytokine profiles as a potential pathogenic mechanism in rheumatoid arthritis.
Immunology letters - 1 Dec 2019
Ghorban Khodayar, Ezzeddini Rana, Eslami Majid, Yousefi Bahman, Sadighi Moghaddam Bizhan, Tahoori Mohammad-Taher, Dadmanesh Maryam, Salek Farrokhi Amir
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INTRODUCTION: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most common prevalent autoimmune diseases. The 1858 C/T (rs2476601) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) within the PTPN22 gene has been associated with susceptibility to inflammatory based diseases in several populations. It is implicated that altered cytokine production has a potential pathogenic role in the development of RA. The aim of this work was to...
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