title: Association of CTLA-4 gene A-G polymorphism (IDDM12 locus) with acute-onset and insulin-depleted IDDM as well as autoimmune thyroid disease (Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis) in the Japanese population.
authors.affiliation: The Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Saitama Medical School, Japan. awata@saitama-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Awata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iitaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takei
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Negishi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Izumida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hagura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuzuya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanazawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katayama
mesh_terms: D000069594:Abatacept; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000483:Alleles; D015703:Antigens, CD; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D060908:CTLA-4 Antigen; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005796:Genes / Q000235:genetics*; D005838:Genotype; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D018796:Immunoconjugates; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D060908:CTLA-4 Antigen; C556706:CTLA4 protein, human; D018796:Immunoconjugates; D000069594:Abatacept