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CIKS/Act1-mediated signaling by IL-17 cytokines in context: implications for how a CIKS gene variant may predispose to psoriasis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jun 2012
Sønder Søren Ulrik, Paun Andrea, Ha Hye-Lin, Johnson Peter F, Siebenlist Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
Psoriasis is a relapsing skin disease characterized by abnormal keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation and by an influx of inflammatory immune cells. Recently, IL-17 cytokines have been strongly implicated as critical for the pathogenesis of this disease. IL-17A (also known as IL-17) and IL-17F are the signature cytokines of Th17 cells, but are also produced by innate cells, including γδ T cells present...
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