Yuta Kochi and colleagues identify a regulatory variant in CCR6 associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis. CCR6 encodes a chemokine receptor expressed on a subset of helper T cells known as Th17 cells, suggesting a possible role for CCR6 in Th17-driven autoimmunity.
- Yuta Kochi
- Yukinori Okada
- Kazuhiko Yamamoto
