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. 2017 Jul;14(7):578-580.
doi: 10.1038/cmi.2017.28. Epub 2017 May 22.

A vestigial pathway for sex differences in immune regulation

Yun Liang  1 , J Michelle Kahlenberg  2 , Johann E Gudjonsson  1
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A vestigial pathway for sex differences in immune regulation

Yun Liang et al. Cell Mol Immunol. 2017 Jul.
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VGLL3-regulated gene network promotes autoimmunity. The female-biased expression and nuclear localization of VGLL3 leads to elevated expression of pro-autoimmune genes, which may help explain the increased susceptibility of females to autoimmune diseases.
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