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A 20-Mb region of chromosome 4 controls TNF-alpha-mediated CD8+ T cell aggression toward beta cells in type 1 diabetes.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Oct 2006
Chamberlain Giselle, Wållberg Maja, Rainbow Dan, Hunter Kara, Wicker Linda S, Green E Allison
Abstract excerpt
Identification of candidate genes and their immunological mechanisms that control autoaggressive T cells in inflamed environments, may lead to novel therapies for autoimmune diseases, like type 1 diabetes (T1D). In this study, we used transgenic NOD mice that constitutively express TNF-alpha in t...
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