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Soluble IL-2RA levels in multiple sclerosis subjects and the effect of soluble IL-2RA on immune responses.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Feb 2009
Maier Lisa M, Anderson David E, Severson Christopher A, Baecher-Allan Clare, Healy Brian, Liu David V, Wittrup K Dane, De Jager Philip L, Hafler David A
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an organ-specific autoimmune disorder that is in part genetically determined. The gene encoding the alpha-chain of the IL-2 receptor, IL2RA, harbors alleles associated with risk to MS and other autoimmune diseases. In addition, IL2RA genetic variants correlate with the levels of a soluble form of the IL-2 receptor in subjects with type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis. Here, we show...
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