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In addition, studies have shown that STAT4 activity (or even its constitutive activation, as in inflammatory conditions like Crohn’s disease) underscores its pivotal role in immune cell regulation."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "1", "end_ref": "6"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nA multitude of genetic association studies have implicated STAT4 variants—most notably polymorphisms such as rs7574865—in predisposition to a broad spectrum of autoimmune diseases. In these investigations, risk alleles in STAT4 have been linked not only to systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic sclerosis but also to conditions such as primary Sjögren’s syndrome, type 1 diabetes, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and even Behçet’s disease. 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