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Polymorphisms in the CD1d promoter that regulate CD1d gene expression are associated with impaired NKT cell development.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Jan 2014
Borg Zachary D, Benoit Patrick J, Lilley Graham W J, Aktan Idil, Chant Alan, DeVault Victoria L, Rincon Mercedes, Boyson Jonathan E
Abstract excerpt
CD1d-restricted NKT cells comprise an innate-like T cell population that exerts significant influence over early events in the developing immune response. The frequency of NKT cells is highly variable in humans and in mice, but the basis for this variability remains unclear. In this study, we report a striking deficiency of type I NKT cells in the wild-derived inbred strains PWD/PhJ, SPRET/EiJ, and CAST/EiJ....
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