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Genetic background determines the requirement for B7 costimulation in induction of autoimmunity.
European journal of immunology - 1 Sept 2002
Jabs Claudia, Greve Bernhard, Chang Tammy T, Sobel Raymond A, Sharpe Arlene H, Kuchroo Vijay K
Abstract excerpt
B7 costimulatory molecules play an important role in inducing autoimmunity, tumor immunity, and transplant rejection, and therapeutic manipulation of B7 is being investigated in human diseases. To determine whether B7 costimulation is essential for inducing autoimmunity on different genetic backgrounds, we backcrossed B7.1/B7.2 deficient ((-/-)) mice on to the C57BL/6 (B6) and SJL backgrounds and induced...
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