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Transgenes and knockout mutations in animal models of type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis.
Immunological reviews - 1 Jun 1999
Wong F S, Dittel B N, Janeway C A
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In this article, we will examine the roles of transgenic and knockout animals that aid us in understanding two autoimmune diseases-type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes and multiple sclerosis. The first sections will focus on studies in type 1 diabetes to show how genetically altered animals have given insight into the role of various immune cell types, autoantigens, co-stimulatory molecules, cytokines and,...
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