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SUBMITTER: Wang W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5461884 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Weiming W Meng Xiantao X Liu Yupeng Y Ma Xiaojun X Zhang Qian Q Li Chunhui C Li Chenye C Ren Liubao L
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research 20170530
BACKGROUND Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that involves the imbalance of peripheral tolerance possibly caused by the negative signal of activated T cells. The polymorphisms in the human protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 22 (PTPN22) gene have been pointed out to be related to the pathogenesis of AS, but conclusions over this issue remain contradictory. We attempted to give a more precise conclusion about the effects of PTPN22 polymorphisms on AS risk by m ...[more]