CTLA4 Variants and Haplotype Contribute Genetic Susceptibility to Myasthenia Gravis in Northern Chinese Population

Liang Sun, Yunxiao Meng, Yanchen Xie, Hua Zhang, Zheng Zhang, Xiaoxia Wang, Bin Jiang, Wěi Li, Yao Li, Ze Yang

PLoS ONE · 2014 · 32 citations · 41 references

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Abstract

A predisposing effect of rs1863800*C, rs733618*C, and rs231775*G of CTLA4 gene to general risk of MG in Chinese was demonstrated for the first time, which was likely derived from EOMG, SPMG, MG without thymoma and the female patients.

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