Fine-tuning of T lymphocytes in autoimmunity: genetic association of CTLA-4 variants and Graves' disease revisited

Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2003 Nov;59(5):555-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2003.01863.x.

Authors

Klaus Badenhoop¹, Christian Seidl

Affiliation

¹ Medical Department I, Division of Endocrinology; and Department of Immunohaematology, University Hospital Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 14616877
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2003.01863.x

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Antigens, CD
Antigens, Differentiation / genetics*
Autoimmunity / genetics*
CTLA-4 Antigen
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Graves Disease / immunology*
Humans
Lymphocyte Activation
Polymorphism, Genetic*
T-Lymphocytes / immunology*

Substances

Antigens, CD
Antigens, Differentiation
CTLA-4 Antigen
CTLA4 protein, human