Need for clarification of data in the recent meta-analysis about cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen 4 gene polymorphism and type 1 diabetes mellitus

Gene

Volumn 534, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 454-455

  Chang, Wei wei ^a   Zhang, Liu ^b   Su, Hong ^c   Jin, Yue long ^a   Chen, Yan ^a   Yao, Ying shui ^a  

^a WANNAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b Wuhu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

^c ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4;

DIABETIC PATIENT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LETTER; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CTLA-4 ANTIGEN; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 84890432215     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: 18790038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.12.035     Document Type: Letter

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