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Increased thymic development of regulatory T cells in NOD mice is functionally dissociated from type I diabetes susceptibility.
European journal of immunology - 1 May 2013
Tellier Julie, Andrianjaka Andry, Vicente Rita, Thiault Nicolas, Enault Geneviève, Garchon Henri-Jean, van Meerwijk Joost P M, Romagnoli Paola
Abstract excerpt
Regulatory T (Treg) lymphocytes play a central role in the control of autoimmune pathology. Any alteration in Treg-cell biology in mouse strains used for the study of these disorders therefore raises the question of its direct link with disease susceptibility. Paradoxically, in non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice increased numbers of Treg cells develop in the thymus. In this report we identify a locus of <7 Mbp that...
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