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Characterization of primary Sjögren's syndrome in the Taiwan Han population through a genome-wide association study and polygenic risk score analysis 通过全基因组关联研究和多基因风险评分分析，确定台湾汉族人群中原发性斯约格伦综合征的特征。

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Clinical immunology Pub Date : 2024-10-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2024.110381

Ting-Yuan Liu , Min-Rou Lin , Hsing-Fang Lu , Yu-Chia Chen , Hui-Ju Lin , Wan-Hsuan Chou , Chun-Yu Wei , Poppy Diah Palupi , Chi-Chou Liao , Yen-Ting Chang , Wei-Chiao Chang , Fuu-Jen Tsai

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DOCK8 deficiency due to a deep intronic variant in two kindreds with hyper-IgE syndrome 两个患有高IgE综合征的家族因深部内含子变异导致DOCK8缺乏症。

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Clinical immunology Pub Date : 2024-10-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2024.110384

Fatma Betul Oktelik , Muyun Wang , Sevgi Keles , Hatice Eke Gungor , Murat Cansever , Salim Can , Elif Karakoc-Aydiner , Safa Baris , Klaus Schmitz-Abe , Mehdi Benamar , Talal A. Chatila

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Cladribine tablets in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis preferentially target B-cells 治疗复发缓解型多发性硬化症的克拉利宾片优先靶向 B 细胞。

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Clinical immunology Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2024.110380

Francesca Ammoscato , Mohammad Wafa , Justyna Skonieczna , Jonathan Bestwick , Rosemary Monero , Michael Andrews , Stefania De Trane , David Holden , Ashok Adams , Lucia Bianchi , Ben Turner , Monica Marta , Klaus Schmierer , David Baker , Gavin Giovannoni , Sharmilee Gnanapavan

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Successful treatment with tofacitinib in a child diagnosed with ISG15 deficiency 用托法替尼成功治疗了一名被诊断为 ISG15 缺乏症的儿童。

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Clinical immunology Pub Date : 2024-10-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2024.110377

Sara Murias Loza , Virginia Courel Del Río , Estefanía Pardo Campo , Laura Calle-Miguel , Gonzalo Anes González , Julián Rodríguez Suárez

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Dysregulation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)-related genes in the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease - Results from bioinformatics analysis and translational studies 中性粒细胞胞外捕获物（NET）相关基因在糖尿病肾病发病机制中的失调--生物信息学分析和转化研究的结果

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Clinical immunology Pub Date : 2024-10-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2024.110379

Ruiyan Xie , Ka Ho Jason Sher , Sin Yu Cindy Tang , Irene Ya Lin Yam , C.H. Lee , Qiongli Wu , Desmond Yat Hin Yap

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Phenotypic, transcriptomic, and spatial characterization of CD45RB+ naïve mature B cells: Implications in Sjögren's disease CD45RB+幼稚成熟B细胞的表型、转录组和空间特征：对斯约格伦病的影响。

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Clinical immunology Pub Date : 2024-10-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2024.110378

Marina Boudigou , Marie Frutoso , Patrice Hémon , Christelle Le Dantec , Loukas Chatzis , Valérie Devauchelle , Christophe Jamin , Divi Cornec , Jacques-Olivier Pers , Laëtitia Le Pottier , Sophie Hillion

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Neudesin regulates dendritic cell function and antitumor CD8+ T cell immunity Neudesin 可调节树突状细胞功能和抗肿瘤 CD8+ T 细胞免疫。

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Clinical immunology Pub Date : 2024-10-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2024.110376

Yuki Masuda, Naoto Kondo, Yoshiaki Nakayama, Ryohei Shimizu, Morichika Konishi

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Clinical exome sequencing data from patients with inborn errors of immunity: Cohort level diagnostic yield and the benefit of systematic reanalysis 先天性免疫错误患者的临床外显子组测序数据：队列水平的诊断率和系统性再分析的益处。

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Clinical immunology Pub Date : 2024-10-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2024.110375

Emil E. Vorsteveld , Caspar I. Van der Made , Sanne P. Smeekens , Janneke H. Schuurs-Hoeijmakers , Galuh Astuti , Heleen Diepstra , Christian Gilissen , Evelien Hoenselaar , Alice Janssen , Kees van Roozendaal , Jettie Sikkema-van Engelen , Wouter Steyaert , Marjan M. Weiss , Helger G. Yntema , Tuomo Mantere , Mofareh S. AlZahrani , Koen van Aerde , Beata Derfalvi , Eissa Ali Faqeih , Stefanie S.V. Henriet , Alexander Hoischen

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Protective immunity to repeated COVID-19 breakthrough infections 对 COVID-19 反复突破性感染的保护性免疫。

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Clinical immunology Pub Date : 2024-09-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2024.110374

Daniel M. Altmann , Rosemary J. Boyton

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Anti-interferon gamma-inducible protein 16 antibodies: Identification of a novel autoantigen in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia and its clinical characteristics based on a multicenter cohort study 抗干扰素γ诱导蛋白16抗体：基于多中心队列研究的特发性间质性肺炎新型自身抗原鉴定及其临床特征。

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Clinical immunology Pub Date : 2024-09-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2024.110372

Tsuneo Sasai , Ran Nakashima , Tomohiro Handa , Yasuhiko Yamano , Yasuhiro Kondo , Shogo Matsuda , Takuya Kotani , Hiromi Tomioka , Ryo Tachikawa , Keisuke Tomii , Kiminobu Tanizawa , Yasuhiro Nohda , Toshiaki Kogame , Mirei Shirakashi , Ryosuke Hiwa , Hideaki Tsuji , Shuji Akizuki , Hajime Yoshifuji , Tsuneyo Mimori , Kenji Kabashima , Akio Morinobu

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