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AIRE is not essential for the induction of human tolerogenic dendritic cells.
Autoimmunity - 1 Jun 2016
Crossland Katherine L, Abinun Mario, Arkwright Peter D, Cheetham Timothy D, Pearce Simon H, Hilkens Catharien M U, Lilic Desa
Abstract excerpt
Loss-of-function mutations of the Autoimmune Regulator (AIRE) gene results in organ-specific autoimmunity and disease Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy type 1 (APS1)/Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Candidiasis Ectodermal Dystrophy (APECED). The AIRE protein is crucial in the induction of central tolerance, promoting ectopic expression of tissue-specific antigens in medullary thymic epithelial cells and enabling removal...
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