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IL10R1 loss-of-function alleles in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Hermann J, Gruber S, Neufeld J B, Grundtner P, Graninger M, Graninger W B, Berghold A, Gasche C
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OBJECTIVE: IL-10 is a pleiotropic cytokine involved in the regulation of innate and cell-mediated immunity and a key mediator within the disturbed SLE immune system. IL-10 binds to IL10R1, which is expressed on a variety of immune cells and activates the JAK-STAT pathway. Two (out of several known) genetic IL10R1 variants may alter IL-10 binding or signal transduction. Here we investigate the differential...
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