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New humanized HLA-DR4-transgenic mice that mimic the sex bias of rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jan 2007
Taneja Veena, Behrens Marshall, Mangalam Ashutosh, Griffiths Marie M, Luthra Harvinder S, David Chella S
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OBJECTIVE: To generate a mouse model that can mimic human rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A major difference between RA in humans and collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in mice is the lack of sex bias and autoantibodies in the animal model. We used DRB1*0401-transgenic mice to understand the role of DR4 in susceptibility and sex bias in RA. METHODS: A transgenic mouse was generated that lacked all endogenous mouse class...
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