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Analysis of MHC class II genes in the susceptibility to lupus in New Zealand mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Mar 1999
Rozzo S J, Vyse T J, David C S, Palmer E, Izui S, Kotzin B L
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Hybrids of New Zealand Black (NZB) and New Zealand White (NZW) mice spontaneously develop a disease similar to human systemic lupus erythematosus. MHC and non-MHC genes contribute to disease susceptibility in this murine model. Multiple studies have shown that the NZW H2z locus is strongly associated with the development of lupus-like disease in these mice. The susceptibility gene(s) within H2z is not known, but...
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