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Evidence for genes in addition to Tlr7 in the Yaa translocation linked with acceleration of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jul 2008
Santiago-Raber Marie-Laure, Kikuchi Shuichi, Borel Paula, Uematsu Satoshi, Akira Shizuo, Kotzin Brian L, Izui Shozo
Abstract excerpt
The accelerated development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in male BXSB mice is associated with the genetic abnormality in its Y chromosome, designated Yaa (Y-linked autoimmune acceleration). Recently, the Yaa mutation was identified to be a translocation from the telomeric end of the X chromosome (containing the gene encoding TLR7) onto the Y chromosome. In the present study, we determined whether the...
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