A dinucleotide deletion in CD24 confers protection against autoimmune diseases.

A dinucleotide deletion in CD24 confers protection against autoimmune diseases.

It is generally believed that susceptibility to both organ-specific and systemic autoimmune diseases is under polygenic control. Although multiple genes have been implicated in each type of autoimmune disease, few are known to have a significant impact on both. Here, we investigated the significance...

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Main Authors: Lizhong Wang, Shili Lin, Kottil W Rammohan, Zhenqiu Liu, Jin-qing Liu, Run-hua Liu, Nikki Guinther, Judy Lima, Qunmin Zhou, Tony Wang, Xincheng Zheng, Dan J Birmingham, Brad H Rovin, Lee A Hebert, Yeeling Wu, D Joanne Lynn, Glenn Cooke, C Yung Yu, Pan Zheng, Yang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1847692?pdf=render

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