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TGFβ receptor mutations impose a strong predisposition for human allergic disease.
Science translational medicine - 24 Jul 2013
Frischmeyer-Guerrerio Pamela A, Guerrerio Anthony L, Oswald Gretchen, Chichester Kristin, Myers Loretha, Halushka Marc K, Oliva-Hemker Maria, Wood Robert A, Dietz Harry C
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Transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) is a multifunctional cytokine that plays diverse roles in physiologic processes as well as human disease, including cancer, heart disease, and fibrotic disorders. In the immune system, TGFβ regulates regulatory T cell (Treg) maturation and immune homeostasis. Although genetic manipulation of the TGFβ pathway modulates immune tolerance in mouse models, the contribution of this...
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