Article
Genetic inactivation of the allograft inflammatory factor-1 locus.
Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) - 1 Oct 2013
Casimiro Isabel, Chinnasamy Prameladevi, Sibinga Nicholas E S
Abstract excerpt
Allograft inflammatory factor-1 (Aif-1) is a 17 kDa EF hand motif-bearing protein expressed primarily in developing spermatids and cells of monocyte/macrophage lineage. Increased Aif-1 expression has been identified in clinically important conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, endometriosis, and transplant-associated arteriosclerosis. Largely similar gene products arising from the same...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
