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Genetic dissection of systemic lupus erythematosus pathogenesis: partial functional complementation between Sle1 and Sle3/5 demonstrates requirement for intracellular coexpression for full phenotypic expression of lupus.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jul 2005
Wakui Masatoshi, Morel Laurence, Butfiloski Edward J, Kim Chunsun, Sobel Eric S
Abstract excerpt
Sle1 on chromosome 1 and Sle3/5 on chromosome 7 are two of the most critical lupus susceptibility loci of the New Zealand Black/White-derived NZM2410 mouse strain. In contrast to C57BL/6 mice congenic for either Sle1 (B6.Sle1) or Sle3/5 (B6.Sle3/5), strains that express only a modest lupus-related phenotype, the bicongenic B6.Sle1.Sle3/5 strain has a robust phenotype, suggesting a critical role for epistatic...
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