title: A variant of PTPN22 gene conferring risk to autoimmune diseases may protect against tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Otology and Neurotology Group CTS495, Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital de Poniente, El Ejido, Almeria, Spain. jalopeze@cajamar.es
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lopez-Escamez
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D054596:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 22 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D012306:Risk; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: C516765:PTPN22 protein, human; D054596:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 22; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases