One form of an immune-system gene shows up more frequently in people with three different diseases than in people free of those illnesses, a new study shows. The findings suggest that this subtle genetic difference plays a role in two thyroid diseases and diabetes.
The gene in question encodes a protein that normally moderates the aggressiveness of immune cells called T cells against an invading pathogen.
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