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Association of the IL2RA/CD25 gene with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jan 2009
Hinks Anne, Ke Xiayi, Barton Anne, Eyre Steve, Bowes John, Worthington Jane, Thompson Susan D, Langefeld Carl D, Glass David N, Thomson Wendy
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OBJECTIVE: IL2RA/CD25, the gene for interleukin-2 receptor alpha, is emerging as a general susceptibility gene for autoimmune diseases because of its role in the development and function of regulatory T cells and the association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within this gene with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM), Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this...
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