“…The first one, a C [ T single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP; rs52812045 at position 170 from the CD24 translation start site), is located in the putative GPI-anchor cleavage site (-1 position), whereby a valine (V) substitutes an alanine (A). The P170T/T (CD24 V/V) genotype is associated with an increased risk and more rapid progression of MS, SLE, giant cell arteritis, and chronic hepatitis B [22,29,30,[32][33][34], whereas the second polymorphism, a dinucleotide deletion (TG/Del) within the 3 0 UTR (rs3838646), highly reduces CD24 mRNA stability and is strongly protective [22,29,30,[32][33][34]. These consistent data suggest that CD24 plays an important role in modulating immune response and autoimmunity.…”