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Aire’s partnerships: An answer for many questions and new questions in search of answers
The focus of this perspective is the recent publication 
 by Abramson etal. (1) on the role of the Aire 
 (Autoimmune Regulator), which is a transcription 
 factor involved in promoting the surveillance of self 
antigens and the maintenance of immune tolerance. 
 This protein is mainly expressed in the medulla 
 of the thymus and is important in the prevention 
 of autoimmune disease including Type 1 diabetes 
 (T1D). In humans, a defective AIRE causes 
 Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome (APS) t...