A rare IL33 loss-of-function mutation reduces blood eosinophil counts and protects from asthma

IL-33 is a tissue-derived cytokine that induces and amplifies eosinophilic inflammation and has emerged as a promising new drug target for asthma and allergic disease. Common variants at IL33 and IL1RL1, encoding the IL-33 receptor ST2, associate with eosinophil counts and asthma. Through whole-geno...

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Autori principali: Smith, Dirk, Helgason, Hannes, Sulem, Patrick, Bjornsdottir, Unnur Steina, Lim, Ai Ching, Sveinbjornsson, Gardar, Hasegawa, Haruki, Brown, Michael, Ketchem, Randal R., Gavala, Monica, Garrett, Logan, Jonasdottir, Adalbjorg, Jonasdottir, Aslaug, Sigurdsson, Asgeir, Magnusson, Olafur T., Eyjolfsson, Gudmundur I., Olafsson, Isleifur, Onundarson, Pall Torfi, Sigurdardottir, Olof, Gislason, David, Gislason, Thorarinn, Ludviksson, Bjorn Runar, Ludviksdottir, Dora, Boezen, H. Marike, Heinzmann, Andrea, Krueger, Marcus, Porsbjerg, Celeste, Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S., Waage, Johannes, Backer, Vibeke, Deichmann, Klaus A., Koppelman, Gerard H., Bønnelykke, Klaus, Bisgaard, Hans, Masson, Gisli, Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur, Gudbjartsson, Daniel F., Johnston, James A., Jonsdottir, Ingileif, Stefansson, Kari
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science 2017
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5362243/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28273074
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006659
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