| Literature DB >> 27636649 |
Abel Suárez-Fueyo1, Sean J Bradley2, George C Tsokos3.
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is an autoimmune disorder caused by a complex combination of genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors. Different polymorphisms and epigenetic modifications lead to altered gene expression and function of several molecules which lead to abnormal T cell responses. Metabolic and functional alterations result in peripheral tolerance failures and biased differentiation of T cells into pro-inflammatory and B cell-helper phenotypes as well as the accumulation of disease-promoting memory T cells. Understanding these T cell alterations and their origins is necessary to develop more accurate patient classification systems and to discover new therapeutic targets. Copyright ÂEntities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27636649 PMCID: PMC5125867 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2016.09.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Immunol ISSN: 0952-7915 Impact factor: 7.486