Association between CTLA-4 gene polymorphism and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus: brief report

Association between CTLA-4 gene polymorphism and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus: brief report

Background: Cytotoxic lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) plays an important role in regulating T cell activation. CTLA-4 gene polymorphisms are related with genetic susceptibility to various autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We analyzed the role of CTLA-4 polymorphisms at...

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Main Authors: Mahdieh Shojaa, Mehrdad Aghaie, Mahsa Amoli, Patricia Khashayar, Naemeh Javid, Fatemeh Shakeri, Mostafa Qorbani, Ramin Mohebbi
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-05-01
Series:Tehran University Medical Journal
Subjects:
CTLA-4
polymorphism
genetics
promoter regions
systemic lupus erythematosus.
Online Access:http://tumj.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-5326&slc_lang=en&sid=1

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