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Effects of type 1 diabetes-associated IFIH1 polymorphisms on MDA5 function and expression.
Current diabetes reports - 1 Nov 2015
Looney Benjamin M, Xia Chang-Qing, Concannon Patrick, Ostrov David A, Clare-Salzler Michael J
Abstract excerpt
Recent evidence has highlighted the role of the innate immune system in type 1 diabetes (T1D) pathogenesis. Specifically, aberrant activation of the interferon response prior to seroconversion of T1D-associated autoantibodies supports a role for the interferon response as a precipitating event toward activation of autoimmunity. Melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5), encoded by IFIH1, mediates the...
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