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Functionally significant differences in expression of disease-associated IL-7 receptor alpha haplotypes in CD4 T cells and dendritic cells.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Mar 2010
Hoe Edwin, McKay Fiona C, Schibeci Stephen D, Gandhi Kaushal, Heard Rob N, Stewart Graeme J, Booth David R
Abstract excerpt
Common genetic variants of IL-7 receptor alpha (IL-7Ralpha) have recently been shown to affect susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS) and type 1 diabetes, and survival following bone marrow transplantation. Transcription of the gene produces two dominant isoforms, with or without exon 6, which code for membrane-bound or soluble IL-7Ralpha, respectively. The haplotypes produce different isoform ratios. We have...
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