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Genetic susceptibility to polyI:C-induced IFNalpha/beta-dependent accelerated disease in lupus-prone mice.
Genes and immunity - 1 Oct 2006
Jørgensen T N, Thurman J, Izui S, Falta M T, Metzger T E, Flannery S A, Kappler J, Marrack P, Kotzin B L
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology. Associations between viral infections and the onset of SLE have been suggested, and recent studies have provided evidence that type I interferons (IFNalpha/beta) might play a role in the SLE disease process. Viruses and interferons have also been implicated in mouse models of SLE. We generated a model of accelerated proteinuria, in...
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