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17q21 asthma-risk variants switch CTCF binding and regulate IL-2 production by T cells

Authors :
Benjamin Joachim Schmiedel
Grégory Seumois
Daniela Samaniego-Castruita
Justin Cayford
Veronique Schulten
Lukas Chavez
Ferhat Ay
Alessandro Sette
Bjoern Peters
Pandurangan Vijayanand
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

Variations in the 17q21 locus are linked to asthma susceptibility and other autoimmune diseases. Here, the authors perform cell type-specific functional genomic analyses of asthma-risk SNPs, and show a genotype specific mechanism of differential gene regulation relevant to immune function.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.3236bb261ed40f88943e91e159bc89e
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13426