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[Girl with IPEX syndrome with low expression of Foxp3].
Nihon Rinsho Men'eki Gakkai kaishi = Japanese journal of clinical immunology - 1 Jan 2012
Horiuchi Sayaka, Ishiguro Akira, Nakagawa Tomoko, Shoji Kensuke, Nagai Akira, Arai Katsuhiro, Horikawa Reiko, Kawai Toshinao, Watanabe Nobuyuki, Onodera Masafumi
Abstract excerpt
IPEX (immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, and X-linked) syndrome is a rare immune disorder characterized by endocrinopathy such as insulin-dependent diabetes and hypothyroidism, intractable diarrhea, and recurrent infections. The mutation of the gene encoding a transcription factor, forkhead box P3 (FOXP3), leads to the dysfunction of regulatory T cells, resulting in systemic autoimmunity. IPEX...
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