The CTLA4 -819 C/T Dimorphism Is Associated with Type 1 Diabetes in Egyptian Children

The CTLA4 -819 C/T Dimorphism Is Associated with Type 1 Diabetes in Egyptian Children

Background: We investigated whether the C-819T SNP of the CTLA4 gene is associated with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) for the Egyptian population, a multi-ethnic group.  We determined if expression of the C-819T SNP correlated with onset of T1D for Egyptian children and the prevalence of this polymorphism w...

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Main Authors: HM Saleh, N Rohowsky, M Leski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
CTLA-4
SNP
Mutation
Diabetes
Genotyping
Egyptian population
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/3150

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