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Identification of candidate genes that influence sex hormone-dependent disease phenotypes in mouse lupus.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jan 2008
Gubbels Bupp M R, Jørgensen T N, Kotzin B L
Abstract excerpt
Ninety percent of systemic lupus erythematosus patients are female, and gender differences in lupus susceptibility are also observed in (New Zealand Black x New Zealand White)F1 (BWF1) lupus-prone mice. We followed orchiectomized, intact male and female BWF1 mice for lupus-like disease for 1 year. A comparative gene expression analysis was then used to identify candidate genes potentially responsible for...
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