Polymorphisms in interferon regulatory factor 7 reduce interferon-α responses of plasmacytoid dendritic cells to HIV-1

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Recognition of HIV-1 ssRNA by Toll-like receptor 7 induces the production of the pro-inflammatory cytokines that may contribute to the systemic immune activation associated with HIV-1 disease progression. Here, we describe a novel association between polymorphisms in interferon regulatory factor 7 (IRF7), a master regulator of interferon-α (IFN-α), and the ability of plasmacytoid dendritic cells to produce IFN-α...

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