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Th17 cells in immunity and autoimmunity.
Clinical & developmental immunology - 1 Jan 2013
Bedoya Simone Kennedy, Lam Brandon, Lau Kenneth, Larkin Joseph
Abstract excerpt
Th17 and IL-17 play important roles in the clearance of extracellular bacterial and fungal infections. However, strong evidence also implicates the Th17 lineage in several autoimmune disorders including multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, and asthma. The Th17 subset has also been connected with type I diabetes, although whether it plays a...
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