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AbstractIL2RA is associated with multiple autoimmune diseases including type 1 diabetes (T1D). Higher expression of IL2RA mRNA and its protein product CD25 in T lymphocytes is associated with a T1D-protective haplotype. Here we show that a rare variation of this haplotype that loses the protective allele at a single SNP, rs61839660, reduces IL2RA expression and T1D protection, identifying it as the causal factor in disease.

Original publication

DOI

10.1101/108126

Type

Journal article

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Publication Date

15/02/2017