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Genetic control of schistosome infections by the SM1 locus of the 5q31-q33 region is linked to differentiation of type 2 helper T lymphocytes.
Infection and immunity - 1 Sept 1999
Rodrigues V, Piper K, Couissinier-Paris P, Bacelar O, Dessein H, Dessein A J
Abstract excerpt
Human susceptibility to Schistosoma mansoni infections is controlled by the SM1 locus on chromosome 5 in q31-q33. This genetic region encodes cytokines which regulate the development of helper T lymphocytes. In the present work, a clonal analysis of CD4(+) T lymphocytes of homozygous resistant and homozygous susceptible subjects was undertaken to evaluate whether SM1 controls helper T-cell differentiation. Of 121...
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