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The Yaa mutation promoting murine lupus causes defective development of marginal zone B cells.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Mar 2003
Amano Hirofumi, Amano Eri, Moll Thomas, Marinkovic Dragan, Ibnou-Zekri Nabila, Martinez-Soría Eduardo, Semac Isabelle, Wirth Thomas, Nitschke Lars, Izui Shozo
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The accelerated development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in BXSB male mice is associated with the presence of an as yet unidentified mutant gene, Yaa (Y-linked autoimmune acceleration). In view of a possible role of marginal zone (MZ) B cells in murine SLE, we have explored whether the expression of the Yaa mutation affects the differentiation of MZ and follicular B cells, thereby implicating the...
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