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Genetic control of glycoprotein 70 autoantigen production and its influence on immune complex levels and nephritis in murine lupus.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Aug 2000
Tucker R M, Vyse T J, Rozzo S, Roark C L, Izui S, Kotzin B L
Abstract excerpt
The F1 hybrids of New Zealand Black (NZB) and New Zealand White (NZW) mice spontaneously develop an autoimmune disease that serves as a model for human systemic lupus erythematosus. Autoimmunity in (NZB x NZW)F1 mice includes the production of autoantibodies to the endogenous retroviral envelope glycoprotein, gp70, and gp70-anti-gp70 immune complexes (gp70 IC) have been implicated in the development of lupus...
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