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This work was supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (NRF-2017R1A2B3008621).
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Lee, G.R. IRF8: identity-keeper for suppressive Th1-like Treg cells. Cell Mol Immunol 15, 1080–1081 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41423-018-0044-9
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