IL2RA

Interleukin-2 receptor alpha chain is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the IL2RA is_associated_with::gene.

Infection by the is_associated_with::protozoan is_associated_with::Trypanosoma cruzi causes is_associated_with::Chagas disease, characterized by a reduction in the amount of IL2RA expressed on the surface of immune cells. This leads to chronic immune suppression, becoming increasingly severe over the course of many years and ultimately resulting in death if left untreated.