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An allelic variant of Crry in the murine Sle1c lupus susceptibility interval is not impaired in its ability to regulate complement activation.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Aug 2010
Tchepeleva Svetlana N, Thurman Joshua M, Ruff Katherine, Perkins Stephen J, Morel Laurence, Boackle Susan A
Abstract excerpt
The Sle1c subinterval on distal murine chromosome 1 confers loss of tolerance to chromatin. Cr2, which encodes complement receptors 1 and 2 (CR1/CR2; CD35/CD21), is a strong candidate gene for lupus susceptibility within this interval based on structural and functional alterations in its protein...
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