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Diminished CXCR5 expression in peripheral blood of patients with Sjögren's syndrome may relate to both genotype and salivary gland homing.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Jun 2018
Aqrawi L A, Ivanchenko M, Björk A, Ramírez Sepúlveda J I, Imgenberg-Kreuz J, Kvarnström M, Haselmayer P, Jensen J L, Nordmark G, Chemin K, Skarstein K, Wahren-Herlenius M
Abstract excerpt
Genetic investigations of Sjögren's syndrome (SS) have identified a susceptibility locus at p23.3 of chromosome 11, which contains the CXCR5 gene. C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 5 (CXCR5) is a chemokine receptor expressed on B and T cell subsets, and binds the chemotactic ligand C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 13 (CXCL13). In this study we aimed to link the genetic association with functional effects and explore the...
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