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An IFIH1 gene polymorphism associated with risk for autoimmunity regulates canonical antiviral defence pathways in Coxsackievirus infected human pancreatic islets.
Scientific reports - 21 Dec 2016
Domsgen Erna, Lind Katharina, Kong Lingjia, Hühn Michael H, Rasool Omid, van Kuppeveld Frank, Korsgren Olle, Lahesmaa Riitta, Flodström-Tullberg Malin
Abstract excerpt
The IFIH1 gene encodes the pattern recognition receptor MDA5. A common polymorphism in IFIH1 (rs1990760, A946T) confers increased risk for autoimmune disease, including type 1-diabetes (T1D). Coxsackievirus infections are linked to T1D and cause beta-cell damage in vitro. Here we demonstrate that the rs1990760 polymorphism regulates the interferon (IFN) signature expressed by human pancreatic islets following...
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