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Genetic variants of FOXP3 influence graft survival in kidney transplant patients.
Human immunology - 1 Jun 2013
Engela Anja U, Boer Karin, Roodnat Joke I, Peeters Annemiek M A, Eilers Paul H, Kal-van Gestel Judith A, Rivadeneira Fernando, Weimar Willem, Baan Carla C
Abstract excerpt
FOXP3(+) regulatory T cells (Treg) play a role in controlling alloreactivity. It has been shown that short (GT)n dinucleotide repeats (≤(GT)15; S) in the promoter region of the FOXP3 gene enhance the promoter activity when compared to long (GT)n repeats (≥(GT)16; L). The present study retrospecti...
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