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TMEM173 variants and potential importance to human biology and disease.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jan 2019
Patel Seema, Jin Lei
Abstract excerpt
TMEM173 gene encodes the protein STING (stimulator of interferon genes), a key player in host defense against pathogens. Mutations in the human TMEM173 gene cause a life-threatening auto-inflammatory disease called SAVI (STING-associated vasculopathy with onset in infancy). Human STING is also a promising therapeutic target for cancers and infectious diseases. Recently, Aduro Biotech and Novartis announced a...
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