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The autoimmune accelerating yaa mutation does not accelerate murine AIDS.
Cellular immunology - 15 Mar 2000
Hügin A W, Fossati-Jimack L, Izui S
Abstract excerpt
Murine acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (MAIDS) is characterized by lymphoproliferation, polyclonal B cell activation resulting in the production of autoantibodies, and a progressive immunodeficiency. These are all hallmarks of some autoimmune diseases. Yaa is a Y-chromosome-linked gene that accelerates autoimmune diseases in some autoimmune-prone strains of mice. To further elucidate a possible relationship...
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