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B Cells Are Required for Lupus Nephritis in the Polygenic, Fas-Intact MRL Model of Systemic Autoimmunity
1 Oct 1999
Abstract excerpt
B cells are required for both the expression of lupus nephritis and spontaneous T cell activation/memory cell accumulation in MRL-Faslpr mice (MRL/lpr). Autoimmunity in the MRL/lpr strain is the result of Fas-deficiency and multiple background genes; however, the precise roles of background genes vs Fas-deficiency have not been fully defined. Fas-deficiency (i.e., the lpr defect) is required in B cells for...
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