Insulin alleles and autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene expression both influence insulin expression in the thymus

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 312-318

  Sabater, Lidia ^a   Ferrer Francesch, Xavier ^a   Sospedra, Mireia ^a   Caro, Pepi ^a   Juan, Manel ^a,b   Pujol Borrell, Ricardo ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Insulin; Thymus; Tolerance; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RELEASE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THYMUS;

ADULT; ALLELES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSULIN; RNA, MESSENGER; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 27844563909     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: 10959157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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