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Deficiency of type I interferon contributes to Sle2-associated component lupus phenotypes.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Oct 2005
Li Jianwei, Liu Yang, Xie Chun, Zhu Jiankun, Kreska Desi, Morel Laurence, Mohan Chandra
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OBJECTIVE: Studies in mice and humans have implicated type I interferon (IFN-I) in the pathogenesis of lupus. Given that the locus for IFN-I is positioned within the Sle2 murine lupus susceptibility interval on chromosome 4, we undertook this study to investigate whether differences in IFN-I levels might potentially contribute to the phenotypes ascribed to this locus. METHODS: IFN-I, anti-IFN-I, isotype control...
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