CD40: novel association with Crohn's disease and replication in multiple sclerosis susceptibility.

BACKGROUND: A functional polymorphism located at -1 from the start codon of the CD40 gene, rs1883832, was previously reported to disrupt a Kozak sequence essential for translation. It has been consistently associated with Graves' disease risk in populations of different ethnicity and genetic pr...

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Main Authors: Fiona Blanco-Kelly, Fuencisla Matesanz, Antonio Alcina, María Teruel, Lina M Díaz-Gallo, María Gómez-García, Miguel A López-Nevot, Luis Rodrigo, Antonio Nieto, Carlos Cardeña, Guillermo Alcain, Manuel Díaz-Rubio, Emilio G de la Concha, Oscar Fernandez, Rafael Arroyo, Javier Martín, Elena Urcelay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2902513?pdf=render