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Twin and family studies suggest that there is a significant heritable component to primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Selected cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA4) gene polymorphisms have been proposed as nonspecific determinants of disease risk in a variety of autoimmune diseases, including PBC. However, there has been considerable debate over the validity of these associations and the precise location of the disease-promoting polymorphism.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Centre for Liver Research, School of Clinical Medical Sciences, The Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom. p.t.donaldson@ncl.ac.uk
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