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Altered Levels of Negative Costimulatory Molecule V-Set Domain-Containing T-Cell Activation Inhibitor-1 (VTCN1) and Metalloprotease Nardilysin (NRD1) are Associated with Generalized Active Vitiligo.
Immunological investigations - 1 Oct 2022
Vaishnav Jayvadan, Jadeja Shahnawaz D, Singh Mala, Khan Farheen, Yadav Madhu, Begum Rasheedunnisa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vitiligo is characterized by depigmented macules on the skin caused due to autoimmune destruction of melanocytes. V-set domain-containing T-cell activation inhibitor-1 (VTCN1) is a negative costimulatory molecule that plays a vital role in suppressing autoimmunity and tuning immune response. Nardilysin (NRD1), a metalloproteinase, cleaves membrane-tethered VTCN1 resulting in the shedding of...
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