Article
Mutation and association analysis of the interferon regulatory factor 2 gene (IRF2) with atopic dermatitis.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2001
Nishio Y, Noguchi E, Ito S, Ichikawa E, Umebayashi Y, Otsuka F, Arinami T
Abstract excerpt
Interferon regulatory factor 2 (IRF-2) is a member of a family of transcriptional factors involved in the modulation of cellular responses to interferons (IFNs) and viral infection as well as in the regulation of cell growth and transformation. Irf2 knockout mice show T helper 1 (Th1) cell development defect and spontaneous development of an inflammatory skin disease. To determine if there are any mutations in...
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