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STAT4 is a confirmed genetic risk factor for Sjögren's syndrome and could be involved in type 1 interferon pathway signaling.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jul 2010
Gestermann N, Mekinian A, Comets E, Loiseau P, Puechal X, Hachulla E, Gottenberg J-E, Mariette X, Miceli-Richard C
Abstract excerpt
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 (STAT4) is a transcription factor mainly activated by interleukin 12, which promotes the secretion of type 2 interferon (IFN) by T-helper 1 cells. We assessed the association of STAT4 gene polymorphism and primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) and its...
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