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The polymorphisms of Th1 cell surface gene Tim-3 are associated in a Korean population with rheumatoid arthritis.
Immunology letters - 15 Aug 2004
Chae Soo-Cheon, Park Young-Ran, Shim Seung-Cheol, Yoon Kyung-Sik, Chung Hun-Taeg
Abstract excerpt
The family of T-cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain (TIM) proteins is identified to be expressed on T cells. A member of TIM family, TIM-3 is selectively expressed on the surface of differentiated Th1 cells. TIM-3 might have an important role in the induction of autoimmune diseases by regulating macrophage activation and interacts with TIM-3 ligand to regulate Th1 responses. In the present study, we...
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