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ArticleJournal of clinical immunology2008

The IL-2/CD25 pathway determines susceptibility to T1D in humans and NOD mice.

Calliope A Dendrou, Linda S Wicker

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Article in Journal of clinical immunology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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39citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Calliope A DendrouJuvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 OXY, UK.
Linda S Wicker
University of Cambridge · GBWellcome Trust · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 061859
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although the interleukin-2 (IL-2)/IL-2R signaling pathway has been the focus of numerous studies, certain aspects of its molecular regulation are not well characterized, especially in non-T cells, and a more complete understanding of the pathway is necessary to discern the functional basis of the genetic association between the IL-2-IL-21 and IL-2RA/CD25 gene regions and T1D in humans. Genetic variation in these regions may promote T1D susceptibility by influencing transcription and/or splicing and, hence, IL-2 and IL-2RA/CD25 expression at the protein level in different immune cell subsets; thus, there is a need to establish links between the genetic variation and immune cell phenotypes and functions in humans, which can be further investigated and validated in mouse models. The detection and characterization of genetically determined immunophenotypes should aid in elucidating disease mechanisms and may enable future monitoring of disease initiation and progression in prediabetic subjects and of responses to therapeutic intervention.

Indexed as

Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseAlternative SplicingAnimalsAutoimmunityDendritic CellsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1HumansImmune ToleranceInterleukin-2Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitKiller Cells, NaturalMiceMice, Inbred NODNatural Killer T-CellsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSignal TransductionInterleukin-2Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit

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PMID18780166
OpenAlexW2111723878

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