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A novel missense mutation in the AIRE gene underlying autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1.
Immunogenetics - 1 Feb 2024
Vitozzi Susana, Correa Silvia Graciela, Lozano Alejandro, Fernández Eduardo Jorge, Quiroga Rodrigo
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The immune regulator gene AIRE plays an essential role in the establishment of immune tolerance and the prevention of autoimmunity. This transcription factor plays a critical role in promoting self-tolerance in the thymus by regulating the expression of a large number of self-antigens that share the common feature of being tissue-restricted in their expression pattern in the periphery. Dysfunction of AIRE in...
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