Downregulation of TIM-3 mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

The T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain (TIM) family is associated with autoimmune diseases, but its expression level in the immune cells of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients is not known. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the expression of TIM-3 mRNA is associated with p...

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Main Authors: X.Z. Cai, W.Y. Huang, Y. Qiao, Y. Chen, S.Y. Du, D. Chen, S. Yu, N. Liu, L.Y. Dou, Y. Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2014-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bjmbr/v48n1/1414-431X-bjmbr-1414-431X20143701.pdf