Altered expression of autoimmune regulator in infant down syndrome thymus, a possible contributor to an autoimmune phenotype.

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Published in J Immunol on July 18, 2014

Authors

Gabriel Skogberg1, Vanja Lundberg2, Susanne Lindgren2, Judith Gudmundsdottir3, Kerstin Sandström4, Olle Kämpe5, Göran Annerén6, Jan Gustafsson7, Jan Sunnegårdh8, Sjoerd van der Post9, Esbjörn Telemo2, Martin Berglund2, Olov Ekwall3

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden; xskoga@gu.se.
2: Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden;
3: Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Pediatrics at the Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 416 86 Gothenburg, Sweden;
4: Department of Pediatric Anesthesia and Intensive Care at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 416 86 Gothenburg, Sweden;
5: Centre of Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine (Solna), Karolinska Institutet, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, 750 03 Uppsala, Sweden;
6: Department of Immunology, Genetics, and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden;
7: Department of Women's and Children´s Health, Uppsala University, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden; and.
8: Department of Pediatrics at the Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 416 86 Gothenburg, Sweden;
9: Proteomics Core Facility at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 90 Gothenburg, Sweden.

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