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Low-Affinity Anti-Smith Antigen B Cells Are Regulated by Anergy as Opposed to Developmental Arrest or Differentiation to B-1
1 Jan 2002
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the regulation of B lymphocytes specific for self-Ags targeted in human and murine systemic lupus erythematosus, such as the ribonucleoprotein Smith Ag (Sm), is crucial to understanding the etiology of this autoimmune disease. To address the role of B cell receptor affinity in the regulation of anti-Sm B cells, we generated low-affinity anti-Sm transgenic mice by combining the anti-Sm 2-12H...
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