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NOD mice and autoimmunity.
Autoimmunity reviews - 1 Jul 2005
Aoki Christopher A, Borchers Andrea T, Ridgway William M, Keen Carl L, Ansari Aftab A, Gershwin M Eric
Abstract excerpt
The NOD mouse has been an important model of type 1 diabetes and autoimmune diseases for over 20 years. Experimental and genetic manipulations of the NOD mouse have demonstrated a broad susceptibility to multiple autoimmune syndromes. This predisposition to autoimmunity is due to defects in both central and peripheral tolerance. The defect of central tolerance is likely secondary to improper negative selection...
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