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Impairment of organ-specific T cell negative selection by diabetes susceptibility genes: genomic analysis by mRNA profiling.
Genome biology - 1 Jan 2007
Liston Adrian, Hardy Kristine, Pittelkow Yvonne, Wilson Susan R, Makaroff Lydia E, Fahrer Aude M, Goodnow Christopher C
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BACKGROUND: T cells in the thymus undergo opposing positive and negative selection processes so that the only T cells entering circulation are those bearing a T cell receptor (TCR) with a low affinity for self. The mechanism differentiating negative from positive selection is poorly understood, d...
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