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CD28, CTLA-4 and CCL5 gene polymorphisms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 May 2017
Luterek-Puszyńska Katarzyna, Malinowski Damian, Paradowska-Gorycka Agnieszka, Safranow Krzysztof, Pawlik Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by joint destruction caused by infiltrating leukocytes including T cells. An important role in T cell co-stimulation is played by the CD28, as a stimulatory signal transducer and the inhibitory CTLA-4. CCL5 is produced by circulating T cells and plays an active role in the chemotactic activity of T cells in RA. The aim of this study was to...
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