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Immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked: forkhead box protein 3 mutations and lack of regulatory T cells.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Oct 2007
Torgerson Troy R, Ochs Hans D
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The rare X-linked disorder immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked (IPEX) and its murine counterpart scurfy have provided important new insights into the essential role of regulatory T cells (Treg) in maintaining tolerance to self-antigens. Mutations of the FOXP3 gene, identified in patients with IPEX, have helped pinpoint key structural domains of the protein that are essential for its...
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