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Deletion of the gene encoding CD59a in mice increases disease severity in a murine model of rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Sept 2004
Williams A S, Mizuno M, Richards P J, Holt D S, Morgan B P
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the roles of CD59a in the protection of joint tissue in the context of murine antigen-induced arthritis (AIA). METHODS: AIA was triggered in CD59a-deficient (CD59a(-/-)) mice and in CD59a-sufficient (CD59a(+/+)) controls; the course and severity of disease were compared between groups. The effects on arthritis of restoring CD59 to the joint in CD59a(-/-) mice by use of a...
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