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Gain-of-function polymorphism in mouse and human Ltk: implications for the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Jan 2004
Li Na, Nakamura Kazuhiro, Jiang Yi, Tsurui Hiromichi, Matsuoka Shuji, Abe Masaaki, Ohtsuji Mareki, Nishimura Hiroyuki, Kato Kiyoshi, Kawai Takako, Atsumi Tatsuya, Koike Takao, Shirai Toshikazu, Ueno Hiroo, Hirose Sachiko
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a complex multigenic disease, is a typical antibody-mediated autoimmune disease characterized by production of autoantibodies against a variety of autoantigens and immune complex-type tissue inflammation, most prominently in the kidney. Evidence suggests that genetic factors predisposing to aberrant proliferation/maturation of self-reactive B cells initiate and propagate the...
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