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Susceptibility to lymphoid neoplasia in immunodeficient strains of nonobese diabetic mice.
Cancer research - 15 Oct 2002
Chiu Priscilla P L, Ivakine Evgueni, Mortin-Toth Steven, Danska Jayne S
Abstract excerpt
Transformed lymphocytes exhibit aberrant growth potential resulting from enhanced proliferation and resistance to apoptotic stimuli. These mechanisms also influence the development of autoimmune disease, where dysregulated lymphocyte homeostasis has been implicated in expansion of autoreactive T cells. In the nonobese diabetic (NOD) mouse, a murine model of autoimmune type 1 diabetes and Sjögren's syndrome, T...
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