Granulomatous interstitial nephritis with CTLA-4 haploinsufficiency: a case report
Abstract Background Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) is an essential inhibitory regulator of immune activation. CTLA-4 haploinsufficiency is known to be associated with dysregulation of FOXP3+ regulatory T cells, hyperactivation of effector T cells, and lymphocytic infiltration of multiple...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-11-01
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Series: | BMC Nephrology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-022-02999-x |