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Interleukin-7: Fuel for the autoimmune attack.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Sept 2013
Dooms Hans
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-7 (IL-7) is a critical survival factor for lymphocytes and recent studies suggest targeting the IL-7/IL-7Rα pathway holds promise for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Several lines of evidence, genetic as well as functional, indicate an important role for this cytokine in autoimmune inflammation: polymorphisms in the IL-7Rα have been associated with increased risk for autoimmune disease and...
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