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Cutting edge: the Idd3 genetic interval determines regulatory T cell function through CD11b+CD11c- APC.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Dec 2008
Anderson Ana C, Chandwaskar Rucha, Lee David H, Kuchroo Vijay K
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The Idd3 genetic interval confers protection against multiple autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. The favored candidate gene in this interval is Il2, which is polymorphic between susceptible and resistant strains of mice. IL-2 regulates the growth/death of effector T cells as well as the generation/maintenance of regulatory T cells (Tregs), and recent...
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