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Type-I Interferon Receptor Deficiency Reduces Lupus-like Disease in NZB Mice
17 Mar 2003
Abstract excerpt
Indirect evidence suggests that type-I interferons (IFN-alpha/beta) play a significant role in the pathogenesis of lupus. To directly examine the contribution of these pleiotropic molecules, we created congenic NZB mice lacking the alpha-chain of IFN-alpha/betaR, the common receptor for the multiple IFN-alpha/beta species. Compared with littermate controls, homozygous IFN-alpha/betaR-deleted NZB mice had...
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