Article
AIRE deficiency leads to impaired iNKT cell development.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Feb 2010
Lindh Emma, Rosmaraki Eleftheria, Berg Louise, Brauner Hanna, Karlsson Mikael C I, Peltonen Leena, Höglund Petter, Winqvist Ola
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome type I (APS I) is caused by mutations in the Autoimmune Regulator gene (AIRE), and results in the immunological destruction of endocrine organs. Herein we have characterized the CD1d-restricted invariant NKT cells (iNKT) and NK cells in APS I patients and Aire(-/-) mice, two cell populations known to play a role in the regulation of autoimmune disease. We show that the frequency...
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