Bioinformatics analysis of the factors controlling type I IFN gene expression in autoimmune disease and virus-induced immunity
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren's syndrome (SS) display increased levels of type I IFN-induced genes. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (PDCs) are natural interferon producing cells and considered to be a primary source of IFN-α in these two diseases. Diffe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00291/full |