High basal activity of the PTPN22 gain-of-function variant blunts leukocyte responsiveness negatively affecting IL-10 production in ANCA vasculitis.

Consequences of expression of the protein tyrosine phosphatase nonreceptor 22 (PTPN22) gain-of-function variant were evaluated in leukocytes from patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA) disease. The frequency of the gain-of-function allele within the Caucasian patient cohort wa...

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Main Authors: Yali Cao, Jiajin Yang, Kerry Colby, Susan L Hogan, Yichun Hu, Caroline E Jennette, Elisabeth A Berg, Youkang Zhang, J Charles Jennette, Ronald J Falk, Gloria A Preston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3411839?pdf=render