Interleukin 7
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| interleukin 7
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol(s) | IL7 |
| Entrez | 3574 |
| OMIM | 146660 |
| RefSeq | NM_000880 |
| UniProt | P13232 |
| Other data | |
| Locus | Chr. 8 q12-q13 |
Interleukin 7 (IL7) is a hematopoietic growth factor capable of stimulating the proliferation of lymphoid progenitors. It is important for proliferation during certain stages of B-cell maturation, T and NK cell survival, development and homeostasis (From UniProt IL7_HUMAN).
