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Genetic determination of T cell help in loss of tolerance to nuclear antigens.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jun 2005
Chen Yifang, Cuda Carla, Morel Laurence
Abstract excerpt
Sle1 is a major lupus susceptibility locus in NZM2410 lupus model that is associated with a loss of tolerance to nuclear Ags. At least three genes, Sle1a, Sle1b, and Sle1c contribute to Sle1, and their relative role in lupus pathogenesis is unknown. We show here that Sle1-expressing CD4(+) T cells present an activated phenotype associated with increased proliferation and cytokine production. In addition, Sle1...
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