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A lupus-suppressor BALB/c locus restricts IgG2 autoantibodies without altering intrinsic B cell-tolerance mechanisms.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Mar 2008
Tarasenko Tatyana, Kole Hemanta K, Bolland Silvia
Abstract excerpt
FcgammaR2B-deficient mice develop autoantibodies and glomerulonephritis with a pathology closely resembling human lupus when on the C57BL/6 (B6) background. The same mutation on the BALB/c background does not lead to spontaneous disease, suggesting differences in lupus susceptibility between the BALB/c and B6 strains. An F2 genetic analysis from a B6/BALB cross identified regions from the B6 chromosomes 12 and 17...
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