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Evidence that Yaa-induced loss of marginal zone B cells is a result of dendritic cell-mediated enhanced activation.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Jun 2010
Santiago-Raber Marie-Laure, Amano Hirofumi, Amano Eri, Fossati-Jimack Liliane, Swee Lee Kim, Rolink Antonio, Izui Shozo
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The development of systemic lupus is accelerated by the Yaa (Y-linked autoimmune acceleration) mutation, which is the consequence of a translocation of the telomeric end containing the Tlr7 gene from the X chromosome onto the Y chromosome. However, the loss of marginal zone (MZ) B cells, one of t...
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