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CTLA4 +49AG (rs231775) and CT60 (rs3087243) gene variants are not associated with alopecia areata in a Mexican population from Monterrey Mexico.
Anais brasileiros de dermatologia - 1 Jan 2000
Salinas-Santander Mauricio Andrés, Cantu-Salinas Cristina Susana, Ocampo-Candiani Jorge, Suarez-Valencia Victor de Jesus, Ramirez-Guerrero Jennifer Guadalupe, Sanchez-Dominguez Celia Nohemi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that produces non-scarring hair loss around the body. Gene variants of the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) gene, a negative regulator of T-cell response, have been associated with a predisposition to autoimmune diseases in different populations; however, the involvement of these genetic variants in the development of AA is controversial. OBJECTIVE: The...
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