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Reduced receptor editing in lupus-prone MRL/lpr mice.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 26 Nov 2007
Lamoureux Jennifer L, Watson Lisa C, Cherrier Marie, Skog Patrick, Nemazee David, Feeney Ann J
Abstract excerpt
The initial B cell repertoire contains a considerable proportion of autoreactive specificities. The first major B cell tolerance checkpoint is at the stage of the immature B cell, where receptor editing is the primary mode of eliminating self-reactivity. The cells that emigrate from the bone marrow have a second tolerance checkpoint in the transitional compartment in the spleen. Although it is known that the...
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