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SUBMITTER: Cao Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4314360 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cao Yali Y Liu Kuo K Tian Zhigang Z Hogan Susan L SL Yang Jiajin J Poulton Caroline J CJ Falk Ronald J RJ Li Wenge W
The Journal of rheumatology 20141201 2
<h4>Objective</h4>No clear consensus has been reached on the PTPN22 R620W polymorphism and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) disease, especially when stratified by ANCA specificity and disease phenotypes.<h4>Methods</h4>A metaanalysis was conducted on the PTPN22 R620W polymorphism across 4 studies in 1399 white patients with ANCA disease and 9934 normal control subjects.<h4>Results</h4>Overall, metaanalysis showed a statistically significant association between the A allele and ANCA di ...[more]