Expression of the autoimmune regulator gene and its relevance to the mechanisms of central and peripheral tolerance

Clinical and Developmental Immunology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Perniola, Roberto ^a  

^a VITO FAZZI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY CANDIDIASIS ECTODERMAL DYSTROPHY; AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR GENE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; DENDRITIC CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMOCYTE; ANIMAL; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; POLYENDOCRINOPATHY;

ANTIGEN; AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL TOLERANCE; POLYENDOCRINOPATHIES, AUTOIMMUNE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84868693867     PISSN: 17402522     EISSN: 17402530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/207403     Document Type: Review

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