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Functional type 1 regulatory T cells develop regardless of FOXP3 mutations in patients with IPEX syndrome.
European journal of immunology - 1 Apr 2011
Passerini Laura, Di Nunzio Sara, Gregori Silvia, Gambineri Eleonora, Cecconi Massimiliano, Seidel Markus G, Cazzola Giantonio, Perroni Lucia, Tommasini Alberto, Vignola Silvia, Guidi Luisa, Roncarolo Maria G, Bacchetta Rosa
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of forkhead box p3 (FOXP3), the master gene for naturally occurring regulatory T cells (nTregs), are responsible for the impaired function of nTregs, resulting in an autoimmune disease known as the immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked (IPEX) syndrome. The relevance of other peripheral tolerance mechanisms, such as the presence and function of type 1 regulatory T (Tr1) cells,...
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