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Low frequency of CD4+CD25+ Treg in SLE patients: a heritable trait associated with CTLA4 and TGFbeta gene variants.
BMC immunology - 27 Jan 2009
Barreto Marta, Ferreira Ricardo C, Lourenço Lara, Moraes-Fontes Maria F, Santos Eugénia, Alves Miguel, Carvalho Cláudia, Martins Berta, Andreia Rita, Viana João F, Vasconcelos Carlos, Mota-Vieira Luísa, Ferreira Carlos, Demengeot Jocelyne, Vicente Astrid M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells play an essential role in maintaining immune homeostasis and preventing autoimmunity. Therefore, defects in Treg development, maintenance or function have been associated with several human autoimmune diseases including Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by loss of tolerance to nuclear components and significantly more frequent...
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