2019
CHAPTER 2 Genetics of Multiple Sclerosis
Abulaban A, Hafler D, Longbrake E. CHAPTER 2 Genetics of Multiple Sclerosis. 2019, 33-54. DOI: 10.1039/9781788016070-00033.ChaptersMultiple sclerosisCentral nervous systemImmune cell infiltratesComplex autoimmune diseaseEnvironmental risk factorsExtensive CNS demyelinationMS therapyAxonal damageCell infiltrateCNS demyelinationAutoimmune diseasesRisk factorsGenetic predispositionNervous systemDisease severityDiseaseSclerosisComplex genetic diseasesChapter 2 GeneticsGenetic diseasesDemyelinationInfiltratesAutoimmunityPathogenesisTherapy
2018
Regulatory T Cells: From Discovery to Autoimmunity
Kitz A, Singer E, Hafler D. Regulatory T Cells: From Discovery to Autoimmunity. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Medicine 2018, 8: a029041. PMID: 29311129, PMCID: PMC6280708, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a029041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoreactive T cellsT cellsMultiple sclerosisEffector-like T cellsInterferon γ secretionEffector T cellsRegulatory T cellsTreg cell functionT-bet expressionCentral nervous systemT cell activationFunctional TregsΓ secretionProinflammatory cytokinesVitamin DAutoimmune diseasesGenetic predispositionNervous systemLoss of functionReduced suppressionConsistent findingCell functionDisease developmentActivationCells