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Altered X-chromosome inactivation of the TLR7/8 locus and heterogeneity of pDCs in systemic sclerosis
22 Nov 2024
Abstract excerpt
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease that has a strong female predominance. Both the X-linked TLR7 and TLR8 can induce type I IFN (IFN-I) by plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs), which can promote fibrosis. We identified five subclusters of pDCs, including ISGhigh clusters that were over-represented in SSc patients. We observed that both TLR7 and TLR8 genes escape from X chromosome inactivation (XCI) at higher...
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