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A PD-1 polymorphism is associated with disease progression in multiple sclerosis.
Annals of neurology - 1 Jul 2005
Kroner Antje, Mehling Matthias, Hemmer Bernhard, Rieckmann Peter, Toyka Klaus V, Mäurer Mathias, Wiendl Heinz
Abstract excerpt
T cells are considered to play a pivotal role in orchestrating the self-reactive immune responses in multiple sclerosis (MS). Programmed death 1 (PD-1) is a member of the B7/CD28 superfamily of costimulatory molecules exerting inhibitory functions on T cells. Recently, an intronic 7146G/A polymorphism within the PD-1 gene was described and suggested to be associated with autoimmunity. We investigated whether this...
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