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The genetics and biology of Irf5-mediated signaling in lupus
1 Jan 2007
Abstract excerpt
Recently much attention was attracted to the importance of the type I interferon pathway in the initiation and development of the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Many SLE patients have increased serum levels of IFN-alpha and display an IFN gene expression "signature" characterized by strong overexpression of IFN-responsive genes in leukocytes and target tissues. Moreover, about 20% of...
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