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Interactions between Idd5.1/Ctla4 and other type 1 diabetes genes.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Dec 2007
Hunter Kara, Rainbow Dan, Plagnol Vincent, Todd John A, Peterson Laurence B, Wicker Linda S
Abstract excerpt
Two loci, Idd5.1 and Idd5.2, that determine susceptibility to type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the NOD mouse are on chromosome 1. Idd5.1 is likely accounted for by a synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism in exon 2 of Ctla4: the B10-derived T1D-resistant allele increases the expression of the ligand-independent isoform of CTLA-4 (liCTLA-4), a molecule that mediates negative signaling in T cells. Idd5.2 is probably...
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