A genetic accelerator hits the gas on autoimmune diseases
Italian researchers found a DNA sequence that cause the most severe cases of lupus
18-Jan-2012 -
A "genetic accelerator" is responsible for the most severe cases of Lupus (systemic lupus erythemathosus), an autoimmune disease: the accelerator, called enhancer HS1.2, speeds up the activity of some critical genes of the immune system involved in the disease.A team of Italian researchers at the ...
autoimmune diseases
systemic lupus erythematosus
transcription factors