Lack of association of the <it>CIITA </it>-168A→G promoter SNP with myasthenia gravis and its role in autoimmunity

Lack of association of the <it>CIITA </it>-168A→G promoter SNP with myasthenia gravis and its role in autoimmunity

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The major histocompatibility complex class II transactivator (CIITA) regulates MHC class II gene expression. A promoter SNP -168A→G (rs3087456) has previously been shown to be associated with susceptibility to several immune mediated...

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Main Authors: Hammarström Lennart, Pirskanen Ritva, Zhao Yaofeng, Ramanujam Ryan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/11/147

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