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PDCD1: a tissue-specific susceptibility locus for inherited inflammatory disorders.
Genes and immunity - 1 Aug 2005
James E S, Harney S, Wordsworth B P, Cookson W O C M, Davis S J, Moffatt M F
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Variation in genes encoding costimulatory molecules expressed on lymphocytes has been expected to contribute to the genetic component of inflammatory disease, but only the gene encoding the inhibitory protein, CTLA-4, seems consistently to confer disease susceptibility. Studies in murine models implicate the inhibitory product of the pd1 gene, programmed death-1, in the maintenance of peripheral tolerance to...
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