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STAT4: genetics, mechanisms, and implications for autoimmunity.
Current allergy and asthma reports - 1 Sept 2008
Korman Benjamin D, Kastner Daniel L, Gregersen Peter K, Remmers Elaine F
Abstract excerpt
Recent advances in genetics and technology have led to breakthroughs in understanding the genes that predispose individuals to autoimmune diseases. A common haplotype of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 (STAT4) gene has been shown to be associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and primary Sjögren's syndrome. STAT4 is a transcription factor that...
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