Autoimmune subepidermal blistering diseases of the skin and mucosae constitute a large group of sometimes devastating diseases, encompassing bullous pemphigoid, gestational …
Several decades of research have convincingly shown that classical human leukocyte antigen (HLA) loci bear signatures of natural selection. Despite this conclusion, many …
Understanding natural selection is crucial to unveiling evolution of modern humans. Here, we report natural selection signatures in the Japanese population using 2234 high-depth …
J Kaufman - Annual review of immunology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a large genetic region with many genes, including the highly polymorphic classical class I and II genes that play crucial roles in …
J Huang, Y Li, Z Liu, Y Kang, J Wang - Fish & shellfish immunology, 2018 - Elsevier
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) are widely cultured throughout the word for commercial aquaculture. However, as a cold-water species, rainbow trout are highly …
Subepidermal autoimmune bullous diseases of the skin and mucosae comprise a large group of chronic diseases, including bullous pemphigoid, pemphigoid gestationis, mucous …
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is a complex autoimmune disorder characterised by loss of the insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells in genetically predisposed individuals, ultimately …
JC Prinz - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Psoriasis is a complex immune-mediated inflammatory skin disease characterized by T-cell- driven epidermal hyperplasia. It occurs on a strong genetic predisposition. The human …
R Rak, O Dahan, Y Pilpel - Annual review of cell and …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The pool of transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules in cells allows the ribosome to decode genetic information. This repertoire of molecular decoders is positioned in the crossroad of the …