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Evolution of Autoantibody Responses via Somatic Hypermutation Outside of Germinal Centers

19 Sept 2002

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Somatically mutated high-affinity autoantibodies are a hallmark of some autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus. It has long been presumed that germinal centers (GCs) are critical in autoantibody production, because they are the only sites currently believed to sustain a high rate of somatic hypermutation. Contrary to this idea, we found that splenic autoreactive B cells in autoimmune...

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PMID: 12242446
DOI: 10.1126/science.1073924

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