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Association of polymorphisms in the ICOS and ICOSL genes with the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid diseases.
Endocrine journal - 1 Jan 2016
Yoshie Namiki, Watanabe Mikio, Inoue Naoya, Kawaguchi Hayaka, Hidaka Yoh, Iwatani Yoshinori
Abstract excerpt
The prognosis of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs), including Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's disease (HD), varies among patients. Inducible co-stimulator (ICOS) (CD278) and co-stimulator ligand (ICOSL) (CD275) are important costimulatory molecules. Their interactions play important roles in immune regulation and the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases through tuning T cell activation, differentiation and...
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