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Ren R, Tan H, Wang X, Wang L, Yang B. Gene polymorphisms of an interleukin-23 receptor associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis in the Western Chinese Han population. Int J Immunogenet 2024; 51:72-80. [PMID: 38196067 DOI: 10.1111/iji.12652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease which is closely related to genetic background. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been found to play an important role in the development of RA. This study intends to investigate the links between gene polymorphisms in the interleukin-23 receptor (IL23R) and interleukin 17A (IL17A) and susceptibility to RA in the Western Chinese Han population. Four SNPs (rs6693831 T > C, rs1884444 G > T, and rs7517847 T > G in IL23R gene, and rs2275913 G > A in IL17A gene) were genotyped in 246 RA patients and 362 healthy controls by high resolution melting analysis. The comparative analyses among genotype distributions, clinical indicators, and IL-17A and IL-23R levels in RA patients were also performed. The study revealed that the SNP rs6693831 and rs1884444 of IL23R had a significant association with RA susceptibility. The frequencies of rs6693831 genotype CC and allele C were significantly higher in the RA group and associated with higher RA risk compared with genotype TT and allele T (OR = 7.797, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 4.072-14.932 and OR = 5.984, 95%CI = 3.190-11.224, respectively). The TT genotype of rs1884444 appeared to decrease the RA risk compared with the GG genotype (OR = .251, 95%CI = .118-.536). The genotype CC and allele C of rs6693831 and the genotype GG and allele G of rs1884444 may be risk factors for RA. IL23R gene polymorphisms may be involved in the risk of RA susceptibility in the Western Chinese Han population.
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- Ruyu Ren
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Li W, An N, Wang M, Liu X, Mei Z. Interleukin-23 receptor defines T helper 1-like regulatory T cells in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Immun Inflamm Dis 2022; 10:e746. [PMID: 36444617 PMCID: PMC9682469 DOI: 10.1002/iid3.746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The immune responses play significant roles in the onset, progression, and outcome of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). CD4+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) significantly impact tumor immunity. However, their role in OSCC development remains elusive. METHODS In a carcinogen-induced mouse OSCC model, interleukin-23 receptor (IL-23R) expression on Tregs and Treg function were determined by flow cytometry. IL-23R overexpression in Tregs was achieved by lentiviral infection, followed by evaluation of the expression of Forkhead box P3 (Foxp3), T-bet, retineic-acid-receptor-related orphan nuclear receptor gamma t, and cytokines by flow cytometry. Adoptive transfer assays were applied to analyze the function of IL-23R- overexpressing Tregs in vivo. The cellular sources of IL-23 were also determined by flow cytometry. RESULTS IL-23R- Tregs and IL-23R+ Tregs were found in the tongues but not spleens of OSCC-bearing mice. IL-23R+ Tregs expressed lower Foxp3 but higher T-bet than IL-23R- Tregs. IL-23R- Tregs produced abundant IL-10 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, while IL-23R+ Tregs produced lower IL-10 and TGF-β but remarkably higher interferon (IFN)-γ. Furthermore, IL-23R+ Tregs possessed more phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT3) and STAT4 than IL-23R- Tregs. IL-23R+ Tregs were less immunosuppressive than IL-23R- Tregs, as evidenced by weaker inhibition of activated conventional T cells. IL-23R overexpression in splenic Tregs remarkably reduced the expression of IL-10 and TGF-β but increased IFN-γ expression when Tregs were adoptively transferred into OSCC-bearing mice. In the OSCC microenvironment, macrophages, dendritic cells, and malignant OSCC cells produced IL-23 which might modulate the function of IL-23R+ Tregs. CONCLUSIONS This study unveils Treg heterogeneity, thus deepening the understanding of Treg biology and tumor immunity in OSCC.
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- Wei Li
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Tongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanChina
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Tongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanChina
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- Department of Pathology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Tongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanChina
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Tongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanChina
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Tongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanChina
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Zhang Y, Li K. [Association of interleukin-23 receptor and interleukin-17 single nucleotide polymorphisms with necrotizing enterocolitis in Chinese Han preterm infants]. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2020; 22:141-145. [PMID: 32051081 PMCID: PMC7390012 DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2020.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of interleukin-23 receptor (IL-23R) rs10889677, interleukin-17A (IL-17A) rs227591, and interleukin-17F (IL-17F) rs763780 with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in Chinese Han preterm infants. METHODS A total of 100 Chinese Han preterm infants with NEC who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit from January 2017 to January 2019 were prospectively enrolled. Of the 100 preterm infants, 63 had stage II NEC and 37 had stage III NEC. A total of 100 preterm infants, matched for age and sex, were selected as the control group. PCR and Sanger sequencing were used to determine the SNPs of rs10889677, rs2275913, and rs763780. An unconditional logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the association of SNPs with NEC susceptibility and severity. RESULTS The genotype and allele frequencies of rs10889677 and rs2275913 had no influence on the development of NEC (P>0.05). The genotype of rs763780 had no influence on the development of NEC (P>0.05), but the risk of NEC in the infants carrying C allele was 1.652 times that in those carrying T allele (95%CI: 1.052-2.695, P<0.05). The risk of NEC in the infants carrying TC+CC genotype was 1.856 times that in those carrying TT genotype (95%CI: 1.045-3.201, P<0.05). The risk of stage III NEC in the infants carrying TC+CC genotype was 2.965 times that in those carrying TT genotype (95%CI: 1.052-6.330, P<0.05). The risk of stage III NEC in the infants carrying C allele was 2.363 times that in those carrying T allele (95%CI: 1.034-4.093, P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The SNPs of IL-23R rs10889677 and IL-17A rs2275913 are not associated with the susceptibility to NEC in Chinese Han preterm infants, while TC+CC genotype and C allele of IL-17F rs763780 are associated with the susceptibility to NEC and the severity of NEC.
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- Yun Zhang
- Department of Neonatology, Women's and Children's Hospital of Qinghai Province, Xining 810000, China.
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Buchele V, Abendroth B, Büttner-Herold M, Vogler T, Rothamer J, Ghimire S, Ullrich E, Holler E, Neurath MF, Hildner K. Targeting Inflammatory T Helper Cells via Retinoic Acid-Related Orphan Receptor Gamma t Is Ineffective to Prevent Allo-Response-Driven Colitis. Front Immunol 2018; 9:1138. [PMID: 29910804 PMCID: PMC5992389 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Intestinal graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is a life-threatening, inflammatory donor T cell-mediated complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). In the light of the reported efficacy of interleukin-23 (IL-23)-blockade to mitigate syngeneic intestinal inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease patients, targeting IL-23 and thereby interleukin-17a (IL-17a) producing T helper (Th17) cells as the T cell subset assumed to be mostly regulated by IL-23, has emerged as a putatively general concept to harness immune-mediated mucosal inflammation irrespective of the underlying trigger. However, the role of Th17 cells during allo-response driven colitis remains ambiguous due to a series of studies with inconclusive results. Interestingly, we recently identified granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF+) T cells to be promoted by interleukin-7 (IL-7) signaling and controlled by the activating protein-1 transcription factor family member basic leucine zipper transcription factor ATF-like (BATF) as critical mediators of intestinal GvHD in mice. Given the dual role of BATF, the contribution of IL-23-mediated signaling within donor T cells and bona fide Th17 cells remains to be delineated from the regulation of GM-CSF+ T cells in the absence of BATF. Here, we found in a complete MHC class I-mismatched model that genetic inactivation of the IL-23 receptor (IL-23R) or the transcription factor retinoic acid-related orphan receptor gamma t (RORγt) within donor T cells similarly ablated Th17 cell formation in vivo but preserved the T cells' ability to induce intestinal GvHD in a compared to wild-type controls indistinguishable manner. Importantly, RORγt-independent manifestation of intestinal GvHD was completely dependent on BATF-regulated GM-CSF+ T cells as BATF/RORγt double-deficient T cells failed to induce colitis and the antibody-mediated blockage of IL-7/IL-7R interaction and GM-CSF significantly diminished signs of intestinal GvHD elicited by RORγt-deficient donor T cells. Finally, in analogy to our murine studies, colonic RORC expression levels inversely correlated with the presence of GvHD in allo-HSCT patients. Together, this study provides a crucial example of a BATF-dependent, however, IL-23R signaling- and RORγt-, i.e., Th17 fate-independent regulation of a colitogenic T cell population critically impacting the current understanding of intestinal GvHD.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Bone Marrow Transplantation/adverse effects
- Bone Marrow Transplantation/methods
- Cells, Cultured
- Colitis/complications
- Colitis/etiology
- Colitis/metabolism
- Colitis/therapy
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Graft vs Host Disease
- Mice
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3/metabolism
- Receptors, Interleukin/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin/metabolism
- Receptors, Retinoic Acid/metabolism
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/metabolism
- Transplantation, Homologous
- Retinoic Acid Receptor gamma
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- Vera Buchele
- Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Kussmaul Campus for Medical Research, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Kussmaul Campus for Medical Research, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Nephropathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Kussmaul Campus for Medical Research, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 5, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, Childrens Hospital, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Regensburg University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 5, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, Childrens Hospital, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Regensburg University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Kussmaul Campus for Medical Research, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Kussmaul Campus for Medical Research, Erlangen, Germany
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Lu ZK, Chen ZR, Zhu JY, Xu Y, Hua X. Analysis of the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms of interleukin-23 receptor (IL-23R) and inflammatory bowel disease in a Chinese Han cohort. Oncotarget 2018; 7:67851-67856. [PMID: 27765927 PMCID: PMC5356524 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.12296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic, complex genetic disease with rapidly increasing prevalence in China. The interactions of genetic, environmental, and microbial factors contribute to the development of IBD, however, the precise etiologies of IBD are not well understood yet. Interleukin-23 receptor (IL-23R) encodes a subunit of receptor for IL-23, which is an important proinflammatory cytokine. In this study, we investigated the relationship between the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of IL-23R gene and IBD in Chinese Han population. We genotyped three nonsynonymous IL-23R SNPs with amino acid changes (rs11209026, p.Arg381Gln; rs41313262 p.Val362Ile and rs11465797 p.Thr175Asn) in 198 patients with IBD (124 UC and 74 CD) and 100 healthy controls. The prevalence of the A allele in IL-23R Arg381Gln of CD appeared less than controls, but it was not statistically significant (2.70% vs. 6.00%, p > 0.05). There was no statistical difference between UC and controls (5.65% vs. 6.00%, p = 0.91). The p.Val362Ile variant was present in 2.42% of UC patients, in 2.70% of CD patients, which was similar in the control (2.00%). There was no statistical difference among these three groups. We did not detect Thr175Asn (rs11465797 c.524 C>A) in all the three groups. In conclusion, our study demonstrated that the p.Val362Ile and Arg381Gln were not associated with susceptibility to IBD in Chinese Han population.
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- Zhong-Kai Lu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou Municipal Hospital (Eastern), Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou Municipal Hospital (Eastern), Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou Municipal Hospital (Eastern), Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou Municipal Hospital (Eastern), Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou Municipal Hospital (Eastern), Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China
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Stevic MS, Stefanic M, Tokic S, Glavas-Obrovac L, Mihaljevic S, Karner I. Pilot study of variants of the IL-23R and STAT3 genes reveals no association with Hashimoto's thyroiditis in the Croatian population. Endocr Res 2014; 39:164-7. [PMID: 24460100 DOI: 10.3109/07435800.2013.875038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Interleukin-23 receptor (IL-23R) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) polymorphisms are common risk factors for a number of T helper (Th) 17-mediated autoimmune diseases. However, the importance of genetic variations in Th17 pathways to thyroid autoimmunity, and particularly Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), is not fully understood. In this study, we genotyped three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the IL-23R (rs11209026/p.Arg381Gln, rs7530511) and STAT3 (rs744166) genes in 217 Croatian patients with HT and 161 healthy controls using fluorescence resonance energy transfer technology and melting curve analysis of polymerase chain reaction products. None of the tested SNPs or IL-23R haplotypes was associated with HT susceptibility or disease severity. These results suggest that the studied IL-23R/STAT3 polymorphisms affecting Th17 signaling efficiency are not major determinants of HT risk in the Croatian population. Further work is necessary to determine if these loci contribute modestly or conditionally to the risk of HT.
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- Mirjana Suver Stevic
- Clinical Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Protection, Osijek University Hospital , Osijek , Croatia
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Magyari L, Varszegi D, Sarlos P, Jaromi L, Melegh BI, Duga B, Kisfali P, Kovesdi E, Matyas P, Szabo A, Szalai R, Melegh B. Marked differences of haplotype tagging SNP distribution, linkage, and haplotype profile of IL23 receptor gene in Roma and Hungarian population samples. Cytokine 2013; 65:148-52. [PMID: 24332578 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2013.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Revised: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Polymorphisms of the interleukin-23 receptor (IL23R) gene have been found to play an important role in the development of several autoimmune diseases. We examined five susceptible (rs10889677, rs1004819, rs2201841, rs11805303, rs11209032), one protective (rs7517847) and two neutral variants (rs7530511, rs1884444) of the IL23R gene in pooled DNA of healthy Roma (Gipsy) and Hungarian population samples. Our aim was to determine the genetic variability of the major haplotype tagging polymorphisms, and the haplotype profile of IL23R between the two groups. We analyzed 273 healthy Roma and 253 Hungarian DNA samples using PCR/RFLP assay. Comparing the five susceptible conferring alleles, there were significant increase (p<0.05), while in the protective alleles, there were decrease in the allele frequencies in Roma population (p<0.05). One of the neutral alleles showed increase, the another one did not differ between the two groups. The haplotype analysis of the SNPs revealed fundamentally different association types of SNPs in the two groups; moreover, the frequencies of the various haplotypes also exhibited strong differences, as of ht4 and ht5 haplotypes were significantly higher, whereas the frequencies of ht2 and ht3 haplotypes were significantly lower in the Roma population than in Hungarians (p<0.05). The data presented here show profound differences in the IL23R genetic profiles in the Roma population, that likely has also clinical implications in respect their possible role in the development of certain immunological diseases.
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- Lili Magyari
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Szigeti 12, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary; Szentagothai Research Centre, Ifjusag 20, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Oncodermatology, University of Pecs, Kodaly 20, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary
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- 1st Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pecs, Rakoczi 2, H-7623 Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Szigeti 12, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary; Szentagothai Research Centre, Ifjusag 20, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Szigeti 12, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Szigeti 12, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Szigeti 12, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary; Szentagothai Research Centre, Ifjusag 20, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Szigeti 12, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary; Szentagothai Research Centre, Ifjusag 20, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Szigeti 12, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Szigeti 12, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Szigeti 12, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pecs, Szigeti 12, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary; Szentagothai Research Centre, Ifjusag 20, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary.
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