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Phenotypic variation in Aicardi-Goutières syndrome explained by cell-specific IFN-stimulated gene response and cytokine release.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Apr 2015
Cuadrado Eloy, Michailidou Iliana, van Bodegraven Emma J, Jansen Machiel H, Sluijs Jacqueline A, Geerts Dirk, Couraud Pierre-Olivier, De Filippis Lidia, Vescovi Angelo L, Kuijpers Taco W, Hol Elly M
Abstract excerpt
Aicardi-Goutières syndrome (AGS) is a monogenic inflammatory encephalopathy caused by mutations in TREX1, RNASEH2A, RNASEH2B, RNASEH2C, SAMHD1, ADAR1, or MDA5. Mutations in those genes affect normal RNA/DNA intracellular metabolism and detection, triggering an autoimmune response with an increase in cerebral IFN-α production by astrocytes. Microangiopathy and vascular disease also contribute to the neuropathology...
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