Heterozygous null mutation of myelin P0 protein enhances susceptibility to autoimmune neuritis targeting P0 peptide.

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Mice with a heterozygous null mutation in myelin protein zero (P0(+/-)) develop late-onset clinical paralysis associated with inflammatory pathology in the peripheral nerves. Although the development of this illness is known to require T cells and macrophages, little is understood regarding the immunological defect in the mice. Here we report that young P0(+/-) mice, free from clinical manifestations, have a...

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