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Lessons from BXSB and related mouse models.
International reviews of immunology - 1 Jan 2000
Izui S, Ibnou-Zekri N, Fossati-Jimack L, Iwamoto M
Abstract excerpt
The BXSB murine strain spontaneously develops an autoimmune syndrome with features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that affects males much earlier than females, due to the presence of an as yet unidentified mutant gene located on its Y chromosome, designated Yaa (Y-linked autoimmune acceleration). The Yaa gene by itself is unable to induce significant autoimmune responses in mice without an apparent SLE...
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