Multifaceted contribution of the TLR4-activated IRF5 transcription factor in systemic sclerosis

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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem autoimmune disorder with clinical manifestations resulting from tissue fibrosis and extensive vasculopathy. A potential disease susceptibility gene for SSc is IFN regulatory factor 5 (IRF5), whose SNP is associated with milder clinical manifestations; however, the underlying mechanisms of this association remain elusive. In this study we examined IRF5-deficient...

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