Altered BAFF-receptor signaling and additional modifier loci contribute to systemic autoimmunity in A/WySnJ mice.

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Systemic lupus erythematosus pathology reflects autoantibody-mediated damage due to a failure of B-lymphocyte tolerance. We previously reported that B-lymphopenic A/WySnJ mice develop a lupus-like syndrome and linked this syndrome to the B-cell maturation defect-1 (Bcmd-1) mutant allele of the B-cell-activating factor belonging to the TNF family-receptor (Baffr) gene. Here, we further evaluate the genetic basis...

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