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New insights into disease pathogenesis from mouse lupus genetics.
Current opinion in immunology - 1 Dec 2004
Jørgensen Trine N, Gubbels Melanie R, Kotzin Brian L
Abstract excerpt
Full manifestation of mouse lupus, similar to the human disease in its severe form, is characterized by elevated antinuclear autoantibody levels and the development of kidney disease. Considerable evidence supports a genetic basis for lupus. The functional dissection of susceptibility loci in multigenic mouse models of lupus has provided insight into the immune abnormalities associated with autoantibody...
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