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A T cell extrinsic mechanism by which IL-2 dampens Th17 differentiation.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 May 2015
Anderson Ana C, Sullivan Jenna M, Tan Dewar J, Lee David H, Kuchroo Vijay K
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variants in il2 and il2ra have been associated with autoimmune disease susceptibility in both genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in humans and in genetic linkage studies in experimental models of autoimmunity. Specifically, genetic variants resulting in a low IL-2 phenotype are susceptibility alleles while variants resulting in a high IL-2 phenotype are resistance alleles. The association of high IL-2...
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