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Alteration of intra-pancreatic target-organ specificity by abrogation of Aire in NOD mice.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 May 2006
Niki Shino, Oshikawa Kiyotaka, Mouri Yasuhiro, Hirota Fumiko, Matsushima Akemi, Yano Masashi, Han Hongwei, Bando Yoshimi, Izumi Keisuke, Matsumoto Masaki, Nakayama Keiichi I, Kuroda Noriyuki, Matsumoto Mitsuru
Abstract excerpt
Factors that determine the spectrum of target organs involved in autoimmune destruction are poorly understood. Although loss of function of autoimmune regulator (AIRE) in thymic epithelial cells is responsible for autoimmunity, the pathogenic roles of AIRE in regulating target-organ specificity r...
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